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Platforms that license music often deal with the recording side first, before moving on to the more complicated publishing side, although it’s unclear where Twitch and record labels stand in their discussions. To assist streamers, Twitch introduced Soundtrack by Twitch in September, an in-platform service that allows users to legally include over 1 million rights-cleared songs from labels like Monstercat and Anjunabeats into their streams.
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Tracy Chan, Twitch’s vp/head of music, responded by stating that Twitch does not allow copyright infringement, claiming that Twitch’s monetization scheme provides musicians with a more profitable business model than licensing fees. As a result, over the last year, the two groups have bombarded Twitch with tens of thousands of removal requests, irritating its users and forcing Twitch to negotiate.
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Twitch, which is owned by Amazon, has operated under the DMCA for years without incident, but since the pandemic drew the attention of the music industry to Twitch for live streaming concerts, spurring massive growth for the platform, music trade organizations such as the NMPA and RIAA have accused Twitch of abusing the DMCA to avoid paying for music in the same way that they have pressured Amazon. According to the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and its “safe harbor” provision for platforms that host user-uploaded content, Twitch is theoretically not liable for any subsequent copyright infringement. Twitch has agreements with performing rights organizations such as ASCAP and BMI, but not with Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, or any of their separate publishing businesses. According to another insider in the publishing sector, a deal might be revealed next week, although it hasn’t been inked yet.
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Multiple sources tell Billboard that Twitch and the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) are close to completing a music licensing agreement, possibly ending a year-long standoff between the livestreaming platform and the publishing group.Īccording to a source familiar with the issue who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the two parties have reached an agreement in principle, albeit nothing binding has been signed.