Not actually a distant relative of Bob Dole, Rob Dolen is a Features Writer for Game Rant. Big fan of expansive lore and game analysis, video games are cool. Freedom Fighters is underrated. Probably ...

Twitch surprised many streamers yesterday by informing them that they are once again pursuing content takedown claims related to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Twitch’s DMCA problems regarding claims and takedowns filed against content creators for instances ...

When Twitch was hit with mass strikes over copyrighted music in June, it sent content creators into a panic storm. Since 2014, Twitch has been working in partnership with Audible Magic to scan Twitch ...

The recent Twitch DMCA scandal has resulted in quite a lot of criticism for Twitch and confusion for the platform’s streamers. Considering recent events, Twitch streamer Destiny has suggested that the ...

Following a wave of DMCA takedowns back in July, many Twitch streamers on the platform have begun receiving a new round of emails warning them of copyright infringement on their channel. Instead of ...

The question of what counts as "fair use" of copyrighted materials is a long and complicated argument. The Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) has been in practice ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. It is not enjoyable being at the mercy of a sprawling ...

As Twitch moved into a new system in which unlicensed music playing on streams would become fair grounds for DMCA takedowns from copyright holders, it unleashed a flood of issues on creators who ...

Another ban wave spurred on by DMCA claims could be starting on Twitch very soon. On Twitter, esports analyst and consultant Rod "Slasher" Breslau shared an email from Twitch. According to the email, ...

As a fan of underground electronic music, the music producer, Twitch streamer, and label owner Chris Reed, who goes by the stage name Plastician, was used to going the extra mile to catch a show. “I ...

Over the weekend, dozens of Twitch accounts were issued Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notices. Some of these short snippets of video are years old and ...