Streamers from GGPoker and PokerStars had received notices advising them to delete any 'unlicensed copyrighted. Copyright is complicated, especially as it relates to music, and I don’t think it’s easy for streamers to grasp a lot of these concepts. Last week PokerNews brought you the story that several notable Twitch Poker streamers had been forced to delete hundreds of hours of content in order to protect themselves from DMCA copyright strikes. “Even with the education, it is still difficult for streamers to understand music copyright and navigate the process.
The video ' Twitch Streamers Cant Play Music so KSI and 21Savage Respond ' has been published on June 11 2020. Snoop Dogg) ' has been published on September 6 2021. The video ' Donating To Musicians on Twitch (ft. “The education doesn’t result in streamers being allowed to use copyrighted music so I don’t think it’s that helpful at the end of the day,” says Sharma. The video ' Twitch safe Animal Crossing Lofi Chill Hop Mix ' has been published on May 7 2020. However, Sharma thinks that this doesn’t help the situation of content creators at all. “That includes educating creators and providing resources to understand the rules and risks concerning the use of music on Twitch as well as building new product features, investing in proactive detection and muting, and working with rights holders on longer-term solutions.” “For our part, we are continuing to help creators minimize the amount of material that may infringe others’ copyrights, says Twitch. Meanwhile, Twitch also championed on their email their efforts on streamer education. Streamer education shows who Twitch thinks should do the work “They should find a way to allow streamers to use copyrighted music without fear of punishment so they don’t have to delete/review anything in the first place.” However, these are defensive reactions, and not offensive ones, Sharma notes. There are also tools that Twitch has provided content creators to allow them to review their own works. While in the end, Martin did break some rules, this situation just highlights how disempowered content creators are on Twitch. Upon contacting Twitch, he learned that he was unable to follow the rules to the letter, although he did not elaborate on how. Such was the case with Kevin Martin, who tweeted that his Twitch account was threatened for termination because of a copyright violation, even while using music that has been marked by Twitch as safe. It’s also very easy to make mistakes, even when streamers want to follow the rules. Sharma shares that while Soundtrack provides millions of songs from indie labels, but it’s not clear which artists’ music can be used. However, even when streamers act within the bounds of Twitch’s suggested parameters, things still don’t always work well.