![]() Tenami is a Chrome extension and Windows package that allows Twitch streamers to ‘stream’ copyrighted movies and TV shows to their users, without actually distributing any copyrighted content. As reported during the summer, an enterprising developer found a way to utilize Spotify streams to prevent streamers from receiving DMCA takedown notices.Ī similar but much more sophisticated approach is now being taken by the team behind a new tool called Tenami. One good thing to come out of this conundrum, which is borne out of people’s desire to enjoy content together, is innovation. ![]() According to the labels, this behavior warrants punishment and with Twitch subject to the safe harbor provisions of the DMCA, the company needed to take action. Users of Twitch, for example, have experienced plenty of problems during the last couple of years after some played copyrighted music in the backgrounds of their streams. With the rise of social media platforms and user-generated content sites, the lowliest of netizens can find themselves tripping over copyright law and with the potential to lose valuable accounts, it’s something to take seriously. The idea that regular internet users could find themselves regularly concerned at the thought of being targeted by a copyright complaint would’ve been dismissed as scare tactics just a few short years ago.
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