In your email you state

"For your stream archives (VODs and Clips), right now your only options, if you think they contain unauthorized music, is to either go through them one by one, or, for Clips, use the “delete all” tool we’ve provided."

This is utter ********.

When a streamer is alleged to have violated anything, that allegation should clearly refer to the video that violates, along with timestamps of the time ranges that violate.

Then, the infringing content can be taken down if it is deemed to violate DMCA.

You cannot expect that a streamer should pre-emptively go one by one through to "verify" themselves that all of their content does not infringe.

You cannot possibly be processing any DMCA claim that does not clearly reference the actual video and time ranges that violate.

Please clarify that to the streamer community that every DMCA takedown notice will clearly come with the target video in question and the time ranges.

If your guideline is that streamers should have the responsibility doubt themselves and their old recorded content beforehand to "save their *****" from a future ban. And they should pre-emptively delete content to avoid getting banned, you are harming the platform.

I have seen a number of streamers worrying about their content, since they cannot clearly know what infringes, and they do not clearly know if they can be held liable to a ban.

So please clarify how you are processing DMCA takedown notices, clarify the information that such violation allegations come with, and how the process relates to videos being taken down, or streamers being banned.

Thanks!

The whole problem with public performance rights comes from the fact that you're a venue and aren't paying PROs. At the same time, I feel like you're really hurting musicians much more than game-streamers. Please pay PROs like you're required to do. This does not affect VODs or Clips, because that is sync licensing. However, for DJs and other performers, you are very much breaking the law by not having a license with one (or multiple) of the PROs. No wonder the PROs and labels are coming after you, if you won't pay your dues. In the same manner, it isn't our job to get a license with the PROs, it's the venue's job. So why are we being punished? That's my real question. Please follow the law, Twitch, please follow the law.

I got a muted section of video recently due to music Fallout 76 creates all by itself, legally in game. How can I defend against that! If I stream my favorite game and someone has the in game radio on, Twitch algorithms will think its DMCA strike time and if this happens one or two more times I will lose my account. Again all for in game music! I am terrified of losing my beloved twitch account, I have come to truly love it here. I am a cyber refugee of the Great Mixer Debacle and don't always know what to do to stay in the rules on this platform! Again I love this place, I fear accidently cucking myself off via ingame music. Unban LadyDevann

It seems that the motivation behind the RIAA et al. sending these notices is that they think people are going to watch these streams to listen to music, instead of buying it or listening to it on existing music streaming services. Which is obviously silly, but it made me think that linking back to the official license holder's store or a way to purchase/listen to their music as it comes up in a stream may pacify them. So people who take this option when streaming would be allowed to play music as long as links came automatically in chat, and users that liked a track would immediately be able to find out more about it and other similar tracks, and go to the places RIAA et al. want them to be to listen to it.

Do not know if this has already been suggested, since there is not a search function for this, but having the ability to hide/private your clips, vods, and highlights both created by you and your viewers, especially for DMCA material. This would then allow streamers to review their material at their own pace without worrying about publicly viewed clips or vods. They could then decided to delete, export, or re-release their vods and clips to the public.

Haven't checked recently but I do not believe there is a mass export of clips either. This seems like an essential feature to quickly review your clips.

if twitch had tools to promote the music on stream with links to the music well that would be better. Games that have copyright music in it could be listed on the twitch platform & the streamer could use the game tag so all the songs from the game is listed on the stream to buy.

with the case of the music getting pirated well artist and music companies ect will still at least get some of the revenue and the streamer could promote it more in their stream, the bigger the streamer, the more it sells. no need to copyright stike when there's money to be made instead of no money being made

Also if you improve the platform so your Bot recognises the song played in stream or in the background even if a song is played a little well it will list the song in the music tab with a timestamp which would be incuded in the vod so everybody can see it and has the option to purchase the song. It's a good way to promote with a clear music listed tab that the viewer can view/easily click.

There should also be a music partnership that when the streamer meets the requiredments they will get a very small cut of the songs revenue from links ect listed on their stream/vod. Plus the more songs sold from their stream/vod "partnered/unpartnered ect" should help their channel to grow and get promotes and notice ect. Even a reward tier.

Twitch could even do sponsored music so streamers could promote music anything related. That could be great revenue like they do with sponsored games.

I stream my own music, 100% created by me. Many times, this includes improvised material created on the spot - so it would never be trackable via any digital rights system. Twitch gives no guidelines about this, but should call out specific rules to be sure artists like myself are not wrongly accused of a violation.

I am an ASCAP member of 30+ years, but that does nothing to help me in these cases. Material created in an improv context can not go through the same checks and balances as pre-recorded material released via album or download. Twitch needs to understand how users are leveraging their platform and be prepared to handle these types of artists.