Ustream says automated software designed to detect the unauthorized posting of copyrighted material was triggered when, before Gaiman's speech, the ceremony showed clips of "The Doctor's Wife, " an episode of the popular sci-fi series "Doctor Who, " that Gaiman penned.

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The automated online scanning tool simulates a search that someone looking for fraudulent material would run.

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