

Related to the music library its creating, Twitch is also introducing a “ music category,” intended for musicians “to use for creating, performing, and presenting original music.” Sounds like a solid plan, in theory. But that’s where the company starts to sound really ambitious. Given how many gamers use Twitch, relying on the library alone could make things sound pretty darn repetitive. The library only has 500 songs at the moment, though, which is a paltry sum. It sounds like the best solution they have come up with, then, is to pre-empt as many future disputes over the use and ownership of music by bringing the music itself in-house, so to speak. VODs exported to YouTube are subject to YouTube’s Content ID system. Music from the Twitch Music Library is only cleared for use on Twitch. Will I be able to export my VODs to YouTube that have music from the Twitch Music Library?Ī. If you believe there was an error, and you have the necessary rights to stream the music in your Twitch broadcast, please note this in your appeal. If one of your VODs has been muted that you believe contains a track from the Twitch Music Library, please first refer to the Twitch Music Library page – and playlists posted there – to ensure the right version of the track you used was included in your original broadcast. If you have the necessary rights to the stream the music in your Twitch broadcast, we want to ensure your VODs are not muted. However, music tracks available via the Twitch Music Library will not be muted for VODs going forward.

Our audio recognition system, as it pertains to VODs (past broadcasts/highlights), remains unchanged. How does this affect content appeals (i.e., muted VODs)?Ī. In an FAQ page, Twitch said today the audio recognition system hasn’t been changed for its new music services: Shortly after the kerfuffle got started, Twitch said that it had already begun working to improve the accuracy of its audio monitoring tools and other problems people identified. The imperfect accuracy of the monitoring tool meant that even videos that featured in-game music (from companies that were totally fine with it being used) were being muted for 30-minute blocks, along with some of Twitch’s own programs. The monitoring tools cast such a wide net that many users felt they were being unfairly penalised, with the quality of their videos suffering as a result. But that was more than enough to get many gamers up in arms. It only affected video-on-demand stuff, not footage that was being broadcast live.
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The software will scan 30-minute sections of videos if any unauthorised music use is detected within that block, the entire 30 minutes will be muted, even if music was only playing for ten seconds (the video itself will remain). The streaming giant has implemented audio monitoring tools similar to those used by YouTube, aimed at identifying the use of copyrighted music in archived copies of user’s videos. To jog your memory: shortly before Twitch revealed that it was being acquired by Amazon, the company started enforcing a new rule that penalised any users who had captured footage that contained copyrighted music. The Twitch Music Library features more than 500 songs provided by established and burgeoning labels, including Mad Decent, Dim Mak, Spinnin’ Records, OWSLA, Monstercat, Fool’s Gold, and many more. Thus, the Twitch Music Library was born to offer safe passage through the less-than-clear legal landscape when it comes to audio rights. We knew it was equally important to ensure broadcasters had music options. As you may recall, we implemented an audio recognition system last year out of respect for copyright holders and to protect both our broadcasters and our brand.
