It's not even telling them what their content did to violate the DMCA, which could be problematic when you consider that some DMCA takedown notices are later deemed illegitimate.įor now, it seems streamers have no recourse and no way to get their old clips back. On the other hand, though, Twitch has deemed it necessary to take action here without giving streamers a heads up. On one hand, Twitch wants to keep its streamers from being in violation of copyright law. "I've received word that live takedowns may be implemented very soon – this is the beginning."īy the looks of it, the music industry has stepped up its efforts to enforce copyright on Twitch, leaving the platform between a rock and a hard place. "These DMCA notices are legit and apply to your old content," Downs wrote. The platform took a laissez-faire approach to copyright enforcement when it came to music, muting clips with copyrighted material but otherwise allowing streamers to play their tunes during live broadcasts without consequence.īut even that may change now, according to gaming industry lawyer Noah Downs. After all, this situation is one that seems easy to pin on Twitch. To some, the frustration streamers feel may be warranted. "Got hit with a DMCA on twitch and no idea what it was that did it," wrote Lirik. "Their solution to DMCA is for creators to delete their life's work. "It is INSANE that informs partners they deleted their content – and that there is more content in violation despite having NO identification system to find out what it is," wrote streamer Devin Nash. Some streamers, however, are not very happy about this decision. Twitch appears to view this as a courtesy a preemptive measure to keep streamers from receiving a "strike" that could potentially cause them to be removed from the platform.
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