Fortnite’s Nexus War event could expose Twitch streamers to DMCA problems

Enlarge / Luckily you can't hear this image-it might result in a DMCA strike if you could. (credit: Epic Games)

Epic Games and Twitch are warning streamers who broadcast during Fortnite's season-ending Marvel-crossover "Nexus War" event last night that they may need to delete their VOD clips to avoid the risk of DMCA copyright strikes.

The event, which saw players take on the world-eating Galactus in a ten-minute battle, featured AC/DC's Demon Fire as a licensed background song during a portion set in the game's iconic Battle Bus. Thus, shortly before the event started, the official Fortnite Status Twitter account warned Twitch streamers that "we cannot prevent your VOD/clip content from getting flagged by the platform's copyright detection systems. The general recommendation is to either mute your VoDs or turn off VODs/clips entirely to protect yourselves against any kind of claims or strikes as best as possible."

Shortly after the event, Twitch Support tweeted out a similar warning, telling users who streamed unmuted sound from the game that they may "want to be cautious about DMCA risk from the music in that event" and "consider exporting/downloading and then deleting any related VODs or Clips."

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