Article 5BGFQ Cyberpunk 2077 devs warn streamers to turn off all music to avoid DMCA strikes

Cyberpunk 2077 devs warn streamers to turn off all music to avoid DMCA strikes

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Nick Statt
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Cyberpunk_2077_screen_5.0.jpg Image: CD Projekt Red

CD Projekt Red's (CDPR) highly anticipated new roleplaying game Cyberpunk 2077 is having a bit of a rough release, and now you can add potential copyright issues while streaming to its list of launch-day hiccups. The developer says until it has a fix ready, any potential Twitch streamers should turn off all in-game music to avoid any strikes on their channel.

The developer first warned potential streamers on Wednesday, before Cyberpunk 2077 officially launched in all regions, that a certain song (CDPR didn't say which one) during the game's Braindance" sequences might trigger a Digital Millennium Copyright Act strike. That's even if you're using the specific in-game setting designed to toggle off copyrighted music for this exact...

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