music
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Twitch DMCA Purge Deletes Thousands Of Streamers’ Videos
It’s finally happening: Twitch is cracking down in a big way on the use of copyrighted music in streams. Today, hundreds of streamers received emails from the company stating that videos or clips in their back catalogues had run afoul of copyright rules, resulting in deletion. This, it seems, is just the beginning.
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Rapper Logic Just Paid Over $300,000 For A Pokemon Charizard Card
Late last week, a gem-mint first-edition shadowless holographic Charizard #4 from 199 sold for $US183,812 ($253,844) at Iconic Auctions. With the twenty per cent buyer’s premium, the grand total was over $US220,000 ($303,820). This is the highest price ever paid for this Charizard card.
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Viva Piñata’s Soundtrack Makes Me Happy To Be Alive
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-arse sounds they make. Today we look back at a game that is the exact opposite of 2020: the nice, soft, fun, and colourful world of Viva Piñata and its fantastic soundtrack.
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Twitch Sings Is Shutting Down On January 1
Today Twitch announced that its online karaoke game, Twitch Sings, will be shutting down on January 1, 2021. Many in the community were caught off guard by the announcement and its details, which seems to be part of a larger problem Twitch has with music licensing.