Once a publisher, record label or distribution house gets their hands on it, they own the “permissions” to a portion of that song. The chances an artist is entirely self published with no outside rights holders is slim to none. Only self published recording artists can say “It’s OK to use my music wherever you want, it’s cool!” without possible DMCA problems. In a perfect world, you’d think a musician SHOULD be able to give you permission. They said it’s OK for me to use it, so I’m not worried.” Your content is not legally protected for availability or personal ownership and may be removed without cause, notification, or warning. “Twitch reserves the right to remove, screen, or edit any User Content posted or stored on the Twitch Services at any time and without notice,…” Twitch is a private organization who retains the rights to remove any content for any reason.

# 2 – “It’s illegal for Twitch to delete our videos!” There are no 3 strikes or ban policies associated with portions of your VoDs getting muted. The system is far from perfect, but it is intended to help. It does this to protect you from a possible take down notice. If the audio isn’t on the permitted list, it mutes that portion. When it detects something, it checks it against a list of permitted or denied material populated by various different rights holders. Twitch has an automated program called Audible Magic that scans VoDs and listens for potential copyright infringing material. Your VoD getting muted is not a DMCA take down or strike.

Always consult an attorney for legal advice! #1 – “I got a DMCA because Twitch muted part of my VoD” This is not intended to be legal advice, rather it’s information to help you protect your content. We’re here to dispel 5 of the most common myths we see all the time at StreamerSquare. Music licensing is tricky, and there’s a TON of misinformation out there.

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