Claims of copyright infringement return to center stage on Twitch. The platform warned streamers about the arrival of a significant batch of requests to remove live-streamed videos containing copyrighted music . Although it is not the first time such a situation has happened, it is a cause of concern for users.
As published by The Verge, the news may affect content creators who have already received warnings in the past. As with other services as well, Twitch allows an account to receive up to three warnings for copyright infringement . Those who exceed this limit are automatically suspended from the platform and without the possibility of reversing the decision.
A similar event occurred in October 2020, while in November Twitch removed thousands of videos that used protected music without permission. In the email sent to the streamers, the service indicated that there are probably more complaints when falling , especially since they are automatic notifications. What is not yet known is how many users received the warning email.
Twitch, copyrighted music and a new headache for streamers
Photo by Fredrick Tendong on Unsplash As Twitch explained, he recently received a batch of approximately thousand individual complaints for violation of the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act). The orders were made by companies in the music industry and all correspond to recorded streams. “The vast majority are directed at streamers who listen to background music while playing video games or broadcasting real life events,” they added.
Twitch has again recommended to users not to use copyrighted music while streaming live . But knowing that many users will not heed the warnings, he has also requested that they remove all posts that violate the DMCA.
It is important to remember that many video games currently include a mode designed for streaming users. Activating this option mutes the background music , in order to avoid copyright claims. Some titles even have soundtracks specially prepared so as not to conflict with copyright protection laws.
Other streamers choose to mute games completely, or remove music manually so that only dialogue and sound effects are heard.
