Since November 18, the latest games in the popular series, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, are out. Not only hardcore fans are diving into the open world of the Paldea region, but also numerous streamers. One of them experienced a nasty surprise
How successful is the new Pokémon on Twitch? In the past 7 days, from November 16 to 23, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet ranked 3rd among the most watched games on Twitch, with a total of 21,987,798 hours viewed (via sullygnome).
Only GTA V and CoD Warzone 2 are ahead of the new pocket monsters on Twitch. The “Just Chatting” category was considered separately because it is not a game.
Additionally, an average of 3,622 channels have streamed Pokémon (via sullygnome).
Streamer Faces Trouble Due to Copyright
What nasty surprise did the streamer experience? aDrive is active as a streamer on Twitch and has 595,000 followers there. On Twitter, the creator reported on November 22 that he received a copyright claim due to Pokémon / Ed Sheeran.
aDrive says he played Pokémon Scarlet/Violet during a livestream. When he finished the story of the title, the game displayed the credits. Meanwhile, the song “Celestial” by Ed Sheeran was playing, which had already been featured in a trailer for the two games, leading to the copyright infringement.
Now aDrive advises other streamers not to broadcast the music during the credits to avoid a copyright strike from Twitch – he himself was too slow to turn off the music in time.
What is a copyright strike? A copyright strike represents a violation of copyright, for which a streamer can receive a warning or even a ban from Twitch.
Especially streamers who repeatedly violate copyright and, for example, play protected films, series, or music, must expect consequences from the streaming platform (via Twitch.TV).
If you want to make sure not to receive a copyright strike from Twitch, you should stream the end of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet without music.
In the past, copyright issues have put Twitch streamers in panic. In the summer of 2020, streamers even deleted old clips because they feared a ban.
Copyright Strikes Cause Panic – Streamers Delete Clips Out of Fear of Ban
