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Wednesday 26 February 2020

False copyright claims took down debate commentary channels on Twitch

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

On February 25th, CBS News hosted the last Democratic presidential debate ahead of the vastly important Super Tuesday primaries. The debate was officially licensed to broadcast on Twitter and CBS News’ website, but there was an even broader reach of live commentary channels as Twitch streamers reacted to the arguments in real time.

But if you were tuned in to one of those channels, you may have gotten an unpleasant surprise halfway through the broadcast.

As the debates progressed, popular channels like Chapo Trap House and Mychal “Trihex” Jefferson were hit with the suspensions after their streams received copyright strikes for hosting their own debate coverage. As far as Twitch was concerned, those live commentary tracks were pirating...

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from TV Aerial Installation Services Warrington https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/26/21154972/democratic-debate-false-copyright-claims-commentary-channels-twitch-chapo-trap-house-trihex
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