Twitch Removal

This I was not aware of until a few days ago. Twitch has been around for a good chunk of time now. People stream the biggest games, the small ones, everything in between. They have been the subject of copyright issues, most notably from the Recording Industry Association of America. That happened back in the summer and now the streaming site has issued a lot DMCA acts on most people without being able to counterclaim and people losing their channels this past Wednesday the 21st. This is courtesy of sites like The Verge.

Apparently, Twitch was not being clear on what needed to be done. They left a lot of streamers confused and in tons of worry. Copyright is not an easy thing to deal with. If it isn't legit, it's some asshole who thinks it's fun to mess with a user whether it's YouTube or some other site. I would assume the RIAA is involved. Compared to most places, these types of organizations are ruthless in America. I don't know what it is like in other regions of the world, but it's strict. Look at Viacom and their fights with YouTube. 

When it comes to game music, it's not an easy thing to look into. Certain titles will have songs in them from indie based bands or the big names. I'm thinking Daughter for Life is Strange: Before the Storm and the various names for a GTA game. I understand protecting this stuff. These organizations have to. But for streaming, there's no avoidance of it. I think the music industry is trying to get money out of all this, even though they rake in billions. Piracy is still common, but is it going to kill The Alan Parsons Project? They probably get enough from the Chicago Bulls.

I don't know full enough the issues with copyright, but streaming is not the same as uploading a YouTube video. Heat of the moment. Twitch does not draw as many eyes as people think for one video. Not to mention the videos are already done with people donating or not so I don't know what the accomplishment is. Whatever the case, Twitch is going to lose a lot more support from people who have put effort into it. Videos are not easy to edit. This is going to cause a lot more harm and create a toxic site where you will be scared to even try. For all the complaints of YouTube, they aren't looking as bad right now.