Apologies for Twitch's mass deletion of movies due to copyright infringement
On November 11, 2020, Twitch, a live-streaming distribution platform, issued an apology statement for 'removing a large number of movies in October 2020.'
Music-Related Copyright Claims and Twitch | Twitch Blog
Twitch apologizes to streamers for its mishandling of music copyright --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/11/21560913/twitch-streamers-dmca-copyright-tools-apology
Twitch explains confusing copyright crackdown, urges users to delete videos | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/twitch-explains-confusing-copyright-crackdown-urges-users-to-delete-videos/
On October 20, 2020, Twitch deleted a large number of movies as 'using music that violates copyright law' based on a allegation under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) . You can read more about this mass deletion in the article below.
Twitch removes a large number of streaming videos as 'infringing' --GIGAZINE
Twitch updated its official blog on November 11th, saying, 'I understand the feelings of creators. The recent frustration and confusion about music-related copyright issues is quite natural. From now on, We want to be more transparent about what's happening and what tools and resources we're building, 'he said, apologizing for the mass deletion.
In addition, Twitch explained that it was 'for copyright protection based on DMCA', but since DMCA is a law enacted in 1998, Twitch suddenly wrote it in October 2020. We are not under pressure to protect our rights.
In this regard, Twitch said, 'Until May of this year, Twitch received less than 50 music-related DMCA notifications annually, but since May, we've been receiving thousands of DMCA notifications each week from major record labels. Like you, we were surprised by the sudden flood of DMCA notices, 'he said, revealing a surge in copyright applications between May and October 2020.
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According to Twitch, 99% of all DMCA notices from the end of May to mid-October 2020 were related to 'music used as background music for stream distribution.'
As of May, foreign media The Verge pointed out that 'Twitch's mass removal was probably due to the tightening of regulations by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).' In addition, IT news site Ars Technica also said, 'As CNN picked up in August, RIAA has filed only 710 copyright infringement applications against Twitch since 2017, 1800 in June 2020 alone. I have also applied for the above, 'he said, giving the same view as The Verge. Twitch hasn't disclosed the specific applicants who made the mass DMCA notices, but this announcement confirms the expectation that the RIAA's DMCA notices will be the starting point.
Twitch explained that pressure from major labels was behind the mass removal, while providing 'defective notifications sent to creators' and 'tools that help creators manage their content properly.' I admitted that there were multiple mistakes on the Twitch side, such as 'I didn't do it,' and apologized for that.
At the same time, we promised to make the following three improvements.
-Strengthen the technology to detect copyrighted sound sources, and provide not only the option to 'delete all' but also the detailed option to isolate only the infringing range.
-To make it easier to manage the sound sources in the content. Twitch has already built a licensed music library, Soundtrack by Twitch , but will improve it so that creators can also use their own rights.
-Provide a way for creators to more easily scrutinize the content of their claims and file objections to DMCA notices.
'This is the first step in getting Twitch in the right direction, but I find it a bit annoying that Twitch hasn't implemented them in the first place,' said The Verge.
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