Fortnite's Nexus War event could expose Twitch streamers to DMCA problems - Ars Technica

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.

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.

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.".

The Fortnite Status account specifically called out Twitch for a "lack of solutions similar to Lickd," a reference to the service that lets YouTubers quickly and easily purchase music licenses for their videos.

But that service doesn't help with licensed music that might appear in the streamed games themselves, as in the case of this Fortnite event.