Twitch, the popular streaming platform, could soon require DJs to reveal their earnings with their record labels, according to Twitch CEO Dan Clancy. Speaking on TweakMusicTips, he revealed that both Twitch and DJs would “have to share money with the labels” as part of an upcoming agreement. Clancy insisted that Twitch would pay for whatever labels were owed. The news comes as Twitch faces continued debates over the use of copyrighted music on its site. Clancy is hoping that this new deal with labels will prevent DJ streamers from being vulnerable to DCMA takedown requests.
Currently, Twitch has a deal with labels where it pays money to use copyrighted music on the platform. However, Engadget alleges that this is not a sustainable solution, hence the need for a new deal. Clancy has suggested tracking the music played by DJ streams to detect any copyrighted music, asking streamers to disclose their earnings to the relevant labels. Clancy also recommended that DJs mute videos that are pre-recorded if they want to avoid paying out.
This new development follows Twitch’s recent ban on the use of certain “intimate” body parts as viewing screens. The ban came after a viral clip of streamer Morgpie streaming the game Fortnite via her greenscreened buttocks. Twitch put out a statement saying that content focusing on clothed intimate body parts for extended periods of time would no longer be allowed. DJ’s will need to reveal their earnings to their record labels if Twitch’s new revenue sharing plan goes ahead.
The head of Twitch, Dan Clancy, has confirmed that Twitch is in the process of making a deal with record labels whereby both the company and DJs need to share their streaming revenue. He spoke out on the TweakMusicTips podcast, with the aim of reducing the number of copyright infringement issues caused by unlicensed music on the site. Twitch currently has an arrangement with labels to pay for the right to use copyrighted music, but this is not a sustainable long-term solution, according to reports. Clancy hopes to avoid DJs being at risk of DCMA takedown requests under the new revenue-sharing structure. DJs playing copyrighted music via their Twitch streams could be asked to report any earnings to labels. Clancy also suggested that DJs should mute pre-recorded videos with copyrighted tracks to avoid that payment cost
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