29 May 2021, 05:05 am
Twitch creators have been warned by the platform. The apps copyright problem won t go away and may have more issues in the future.
Esports consultant Rod Breslau shared an email and stated that the company warned the creators that it recently received a batch of approximately 1,000 individual DMCA takedown notices.
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Twitch Creators Hit with Copyright
According to Engadget, all of the claims involve archived broadcasts, with most featuring streamers listening to music in the background while playing a game, or talking to their viewers.
In the same message, Twitch says it believed publishers used automated tools to generate the requests, suggesting more are on the way. A Twitch spokesperson stated that they recently received a batch of Digital Millennium Copyright Act or DMCA takedown notifications with about 1,000 individual claims from music publishers.