Avoiding DMCA takedowns while playing Fuser

Recently, Twitch has been taking down many Twitch streamers due to their listening to music while streaming. That’s why the team behind the game Fuser gives tips on how to stream and avoid DMCA Takedowns.

Fuser is a new rhythm game developed by Harmonix and published by NCSoft. It was released on November 10, 2020 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4 and Xbox One. Fuser is a musical game featuring a ton of incredible songs. Any streams containing Fuser gameplay, initial stream and shared clips cannot be monetized if you want to avoid getting swept up in DMCA notices.

Harmonix gave a few tips and pointers on what Fuser streamers should keep in mind to make sure that the twitch platform does not tamper with created content.

• Any gameplay featuring music from the game should be direct screen capture, no out-of-context music from gameplay should be used.
• Fuser gameplay should be the complete focus of streaming Fuser, versus having the gameplay in the background to make the music itself the focus.
• Fuser streams should be “clean and friendly,” meaning no defamation, obscene content, hateful, harassing, racially offensive, and other similar inappropriate actions mid-stream.
• No co-branding or cross-promotion, meaning that streamers streaming this game should not promote or advertise anything other than Fuser while streaming this game.
• This includes those streamers that are sponsored with contracts stating sponsorship mentions during every stream.
• Archived content should only be utilized on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook.

These guidelines seem to be extreme but it’s a response to Twitch unclear guidelines. The team behind the game said that they will update the guidelines for other social media platforms as situations evolve.