The battle between Twitch streamers and the forever looming DMCA rages on in a new development that will impact a ton of streamers today interested in theFortniteevent.Fortniteis about to have its next big in-game eventto close out its Marvel-themed season and it might be subjected to copyright strikes if streamers broadcast it on Twitch.
A new tweet from the official Fortnite Status account explains thatFortnitecan not protect streamers who choose to broadcast the event later today and that VODs (videos on demand) or clips from streams may get flagged byTwitch’s copyright detection systems. To avoid this issue, the Fortnite Status account mentions that streamers are recommended to mute their VODs or to turn off VODs and clips to protect themselves against any copyright claims or strikes.
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Recently, Twitch has been under a lot of fire from streamers for how it has handled DMCA takedowns. Twitch released a statement to streamers after more and more DMCA claims swept through the platform, however,Twitch CEO Emmett Shear had to issue an apology for the Twitch DMCA controversiesand mentioned the statement released didn’t provide help to Twitch streamers facing takedown notices.
Twitch has been under a lot of scrutiny this year for all kinds of different topics. Throughout 2020, several high-profile streams have been banned from the platform either temporarily or permanently including some instances without a discernible reason as, supposedly, is the case withDr Disrepect’s Twitch ban. Although 2020 hasn’t only been about high profile bans, Twitch has also been under fire for its tone-deaf attempt at supporting Black Lives Matter earlier this year and for its inappropriate Hispanic Heritage emotes that truly missed the mark.
Fortnite’snewest event is set to feature the big-time Marvel baddie, Galactus. There is some speculation thatGalactus will bring about another “black hole"at the conclusion of this event much like players saw in the transition from Chapter 1 ofFortniteto Chapter 2. The hope now is that Galactus will only impact the in-game world ofFortniteand not cause any of Twitch’s beloved streamers to receive bans over any copyrighted material.
The Galactus event is set to end the long-standing Fourth Season inFortniteChapter 2, but leakers on Twitter may have found whatFortniteis preparing for Season 5. A recent leak has revealed thatThe Mandalorian may be on his way toFortnitenext seasonand he is bringing Baby Yoda with him.
Fortniteis out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
