Soundtrack by Twitch Helps Streamers Avoid DMCA Strikes

Soundtrack by Twitch is the streaming platform’s latest offering. It provides a simple solution to streamers who want to play music during their streams, without worrying about DMCA strikes. Naturally, this is a welcome move, especially because there have been a lot of issues with streamers using copyrighted music on their streams recently.

There were a series of strikes on videos of streamers containing copyrighted music back in June. This sent the streamers into meltdown as Twitch had to take down old videos to avoid copyright issues. The DMCA was largely at play here considering the music used in the videos was usually unlicensed. Essentially, three such DMCA strikes meant streamers would ‘face the music’.

This particular situation had caused quite an uproar in the industry. Naturally, this makes Soundtrack by Twitch a good move. It will allow streamers access to a library of copyright-free music that can be used on streams.

The official blog reads, “Soundtrack gives you a curated collection of rights-cleared music and integrates with your streaming software to separate your audio sources, allowing you to keep your channel safe while you create compelling content and grow as a creator.”

So far, Soundtrack is compatible with streaming software like OBS Studio, Twitch Studio, and Streamlabs OBS. Twitch is also working on making it compatible with other software.

Soundtrack by Twitch separates the music from streamers’ VOD

Interestingly, this also solves the issue of having music as a part of your desktop audio. The blog states, “Music from Soundtrack is separated into its own audio channel so you can play music on stream without worrying about your archives being muted or receiving strikes against your Twitch channel (or wherever else your content may go!).”

This is a relief for anyone who is worried about copyright strikes against their content on other channels as well. So far, the music library contains content from artists like Above & Beyond, mxmtoon, Porter Robinson, SwuM, and more.

Much like Spotify, Twitch also has playlists curated for different moods. This will help creators pick songs according to their content offering, which is yet another brilliant decision. Additionally, the platform has also partnered up with several labels that represent both big and small artists. Consequently, this is a great opportunity for upcoming artists to make a name for themselves.

From the looks of it, Soundtrack is indeed a great move by Twitch, not just to shield streamers from the DMCA strikes, but also to provide a platform and an audience for up-and-coming artists.