Latest Copyright News and Stories

Proposed U.S. Law Could Slap Twitch Streamers With Felonies For Broadcasting Copyrighted Material

In Real Life

3 months ago

Proposed U.S. Law Could Slap Twitch Streamers With Felonies For Broadcasting Copyrighted Material

Nathan Grayson

4

Twitch Apologises, But DMCA Fiasco Continues With Punishments For In-Game Sounds, Deleted Clips

In Real Life

4 months ago

Twitch Apologises, But DMCA Fiasco Continues With Punishments For In-Game Sounds, Deleted Clips

Nathan Grayson

12

Botched Twitch Promotion Just Pisses Off Streamers Dealing With DMCA Issues

In Real Life

4 months ago

Botched Twitch Promotion Just Pisses Off Streamers Dealing With DMCA Issues

Nathan Grayson

1

For perhaps as long as Twitch has existed, there has been a myth: On exceedingly rare occasions, if the stars align perfectly, the ever-popular “Kappa” chat emote will turn gold. Some have suggested that a single Twitch user receives golden Kappa abilities every 24 hours. Others believe you have to…

PC

5 months ago

Soundtrack By Twitch Will Let Streamers Feature Licensed Music, Finally

Leah Williams

4

Randy Orton’s Tattoo Artist Sues Take-Two For Using Her Designs In WWE Games

In Real Life

5 months ago

Randy Orton’s Tattoo Artist Sues Take-Two For Using Her Designs In WWE Games

Ethan Gach

11

Take-Two and World Wrestling Entertainment are headed to trial after a judge ruled WWE 2K games copied the work of an artist responsible for some of pro wrestler Randy Orton’s tattoos.

Nintendo

10 months ago

As Expected, Nintendo Is Taking Down That Unofficial Super Mario 64 PC Port

Ian Walker

7

Mario Maker 2’s New Speedrunning Mode Looks A Lot Like A Popular Fan-Made Hack

In Real Life

1 year ago

Mario Maker 2’s New Speedrunning Mode Looks A Lot Like A Popular Fan-Made Hack

Ethan Gach

1

Nintendo

2 years ago

Nintendo Is Cracking Down On Popular YouTube Music Channels

Ethan Gach

1

A popular YouTube channel dedicated to sharing video game music was recently hit with over a hundred copyright claims, the latest to fall under intense scrutiny as Nintendo appears to be ramping up efforts to prevent the illicit distribution of its music.