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On this episode of the Artist Rights Watch, Nik, David, and Chris sit down to talk about Twitch and its latest issues with music licensing. With the new development of the Soundtrack application, Twitch attempts to provide content creators to use copyright free music. However, Twitch’s licensing issues stretches far beyond just the introduction to Soundtrack. In this episode, we delve into what Soundtrack is and how it’s used, but also the implications of Twitch in their lack of proper music licensing. To conclude, we introduce a potential solution to Twitch’s problem. 

Below are some links for further reading on Twitch and music licensing:

Introducing Soundtrack by Twitch: Rights—Cleared Music For All Twitch Creators

https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2020/09/30/introducing-soundtrack-by-twitch-rights-cleared-music-for-all-twitch-creators/

Soundtrack (Beta) Help Page & FAQ

https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/soundtrack?language=en_US&utm_campaign=Soundtrack_Launch_9_30&_branch_match_id=853721964881314780&utm_medium=FAQ&utm_source=Soundtrack#distributors

Twitch Launches a Rights-Cleared Music Catalog for Streamers, Soundtrack by Twitch By Sarah Perez

https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/30/twitch-launches-a-rights-cleared-music-catalog-for-streamers-soundtrack-by-twitch/

Twitch’s Soundtrack feature debuts today, and it will let streamers play music while they’re live By Bijan Stephen

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/30/21495243/twitch-soundtrack-streaming-music-soundcloud-distrokid-facebook-gaming

Let’s talk about Twitch Soundtrack By Nate Beck

https://medium.com/pretzelrocks/lets-talk-about-twitch-soundtrack-fcaf11027dca

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