Streamers attempting to cover the recent Democrat presidential candidate debates ran into copyright issues with CNN, whose complaints forced take downs on YouTube and Twitch.
The take-downs included conservative and liberal sites, according to a report from ReclaimTheNet. Those affected included David Pakman, Kyle Kulinski, Destiny, Hasan Piker, and Trihex , all of them either demonetized or removed. Some received YouTube strikes or suspensions, which ultimately could mean they will be banned.
Pakman said he received his hard strike on the first night. He claims he started his program 15 minutes before the debates started, and had 10,000 live viewers. Two minutes after the debate started, his stream was cut off.
CNN spokesman Matt Dornic said Pakman was distributing a live stream of the debate in real time, as were the others whose streams were cut, per their user agreements.
“A competitive stream would not be protected,” Dornic said. “That’s piracy. Otherwise,...
The take-downs included conservative and liberal sites, according to a report from ReclaimTheNet. Those affected included David Pakman, Kyle Kulinski, Destiny, Hasan Piker, and Trihex , all of them either demonetized or removed. Some received YouTube strikes or suspensions, which ultimately could mean they will be banned.
Pakman said he received his hard strike on the first night. He claims he started his program 15 minutes before the debates started, and had 10,000 live viewers. Two minutes after the debate started, his stream was cut off.
CNN spokesman Matt Dornic said Pakman was distributing a live stream of the debate in real time, as were the others whose streams were cut, per their user agreements.
“A competitive stream would not be protected,” Dornic said. “That’s piracy. Otherwise,...
- 8/3/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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