There has been some panic on Twitch in recent days. A music label reported numerous copyright violations. Twitch sent warnings and advised streamers to delete clips that featured music protected by copyright. The streaming service is now backtracking. The German streamer Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris knew it right away.
This caused fear: On June 8, Twitch reported that there had been a wave of complaints: Some Twitch clips from 2017 to 2019 were said to violate copyright.
The contested clips featured music in the background for which the streamers did not hold the license. Complaints were filed against these clips.
Twitch deleted the clips and warned some streamers for having such clips in their archives. These warnings are insidious: If a streamer receives three warnings, their account will be deleted.
Twitch advised all streamers on June 8 to delete such clips if they had any.
Streamers are afraid of their own clips, delete them
This was the reaction: Some streamers reacted nervously. Many have a large archive of such clips and no overview of whether and in which clips “dangerous music” was featured.
Quickly, horror stories circulated about people who had received two strikes in a short time and were at risk of losing their Twitch channel, into which they had invested so much work.
Therefore, many streamers deleted their archives of clips to avoid any risk. Among the streamers who deleted all their clips is the German comedian Kaya Yanar, who now streams on Twitch.
He says: These video-on-demand and clips are now dangerous. They will no longer exist.
Twitch will automatically remove bad clips – without strikes
This is what Twitch says now: Now the Twitch Support commented again on June 12: Twitch will work on the program “Audible Magic”. The program is supposed to scan clips and automatically delete them if they contain copyright-protected music.
Streamers should not be warned for this. This service is also supposed to work for new clips in the coming months.
Furthermore, Twitch wants to give streamers the option to delete all their clips.
Twitch emphasizes, however, that it protects the rights of musicians. Music is also protected by copyright when it plays in the background. Therefore, every rights holder is able to ask Twitch to remove such clips from the internet.
This is what MontanaBlack says about it: The biggest German streamer on Twitch, Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris explained the problem in a clip on Twitter after it arose.
He apparently took the problem calmly. The rules for Twitch have always remained the same. There has always been a risk when music is playing for which one does not have rights. That is exactly the same today as it was two years ago. The only difference is that someone has finally taken action. It is stupid, but it’s the risk that everyone must be aware of.
He says people are now panicking. One should not make any more clips or use any music. However, MontanaBlack does not see this panic as justified, but rather thinks it is silly. The situation has not changed.
MontanaBlack now feels justified after the new development. He tweets “Rip to everyone who deleted clips.”
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