Twitch is launching an appeals button for videos that have been flagged for copyrighted music as it attempts to stem a large number of user complaints.
Yesterday the company began using an audio recognition system for archived videos and started flagging VODs that use copyright protected music.
It now intends to roll out an appeals button for anyone who feels their videos have been unfairly flagged by a system it described as “not yet perfect.”
“We’re deploying an “appeal” button for VODs that have been flagged for copyrighted music by the new Audio Recognition system. We recognize that the system is not yet perfect. We want to make this system as fair and unobtrusive as possible, and we greatly appreciate your help,”said the company.
Speaking in an AMA, CEO Emmett Shear reiterated that the audio recognition checks are for VODs, not live streams, and there are no intentions to restrict original music.
“We have no intention whatsoever of bringing audio-recognition to live streams on Twitch. This is a VOD-only change for Twitch.”
“We have no plans at all for this to expand to live content. Even if we could run this on live this second, we absolutely would not,” he added.
The company has also removed the maximum time limit on highlights, stating “you will once again be able to create highlights of any length and they will be saved indefinitely.”
