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Google Stadia Developer Suggests “Streamers Should Be Paying Developers”

Alex Hutchinson, Typhoon Studios co-founder and Google Stadia developer, has suggested on Twitter that video game streamers should pay developers for the rights to stream their games. The real truth is the streamers should be paying the developers and publishers of the games they stream. They should be buying a license like any real business and paying for the content they use.— Alex Hutchinson (@BangBangClick) October 22, 2020 Hutchinson’s tweet seems to be a response to Twitch’s controversial handling of DMCA takedowns which have impacted their streaming partners’ ability to play licensed music and other licensed audio content on their…
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Twitch Streamers Feel Attacked by Confusing DMCA Takedowns

Twitch surprised many streamers yesterday by informing them that they are once again pursuing content takedown claims related to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). A quick update about our ongoing work to give you more control over your content and help you make informed choices about using music on your channel, while respecting the rights of our music community partners:— Twitch Support (@TwitchSupport) October 20, 2020 As the Twitch support team notes in the Twitter thread above, this issue dates back to June when Twitch started responding to takedown claims processed by the Recording Industry Association of America. The…
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Phasmophobia Hackers Are Using Jump Scares to Haunt Streamers

In case you haven’t heard, Phasmophobia has quickly become the surprise horror game of 2020 as well as the unexpected darling of the ever-evolving streaming scene. What is Phasmophobia? It’s a 4 player co-op game that sees you and three friends (or whoever is available) hunt down ghosts across various haunted locations. It’s essentially every ghost hunting show you’ve ever become strangely addicted to, but the very important twist is that the ghosts are both real and the source of some of the most effective scares that we’ve seen in years. On the surface, Phasmophobia probably doesn’t sound like the…
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