Twitch accused of stealing Dauntless video from YouTuber to promote itself Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons \/ Phoenix LabsAs one of the net\u2019s most popular live streaming platforms, Twitch has seen its fair share of controversy, following the scandal around popular streamer Alinity and her cat-throwing drama \u2013 but now, the site is under fire for a different reason, entirely: this time, for stealing content from popular YouTuber \u2018H20Delirious.\u2019 Twitch posted a promotional video to Twitter on July 23 that showcased a slew of footage from streamers on the platform playing Dauntless, a free-to-play action role playing title similar to Capcom\u2019s \u2018Monster Hunter.\u2019 However, not all of the footage was taken directly from Twitch streams: in fact, one clip was taken from YouTuber H20Delirious\u2019 channel, which boasts over 11 million subscribers at the time of writing. This caught the attention of another popular YouTuber, \u2018CaRtOoNz,\u2019 who called out Twitch for \u201cstealing\u201d the clip to promote their own site. \u201cHow you gonna just steal a clip from H2ODelirious\u2019s video and just throw it in like that to promote your own platform?\u201d Cartoonz wrote. \u201cLegitimately, that\u2019s like the scummiest shit I\u2019ve ever seen from a company as large you guys.\u201d How you gonna just steal a clip from @H2ODelirious’s video and just throw it in like that to promote your own platform? Legitimately that’s like the scummiest shit I’ve ever seen from a company as large you guys\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/gb37dhK01X \u2014 Luke (@_CaRtOoNz) July 24, 2019 Cartoonz wasn\u2019t the only high-profile YouTuber to call out the company, either: British YouTuber \u2018MiniLadd\u2019 likewise spoke out on the matter, writing, \u201cYou can clearly see it\u2019s edited too, wtf.\u201d Despite the backlash, some commenters on Reddit are claiming that Twitch may have been within their rights to use the footage, noting that both Twitch and Phoenix Labs (the developers of Dauntless) are currently in a partnership to promote the title, while many content creators (H20Delirious included) are even sponsored by the game. \u201cPlenty of content creators were sponsored by Dauntless,\u201d one commenter said of the drama. \u201cTwitch and Phoenix Labs (Dauntless Devs) are in some partnership to promote the game. Twitch compiles footage of all sponsored content creators to create this ad.\u201d 600https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/LivestreamFail\/comments\/ch8kzk\/twitch_stealing_content_from_youtuber_to_promote\/With Dauntless\u2019 official Twitter account having also retweeted Twitch\u2019s post, commenters are now divided as to the morality of Twitch having used H20Delirious\u2019 footage, among that of other content creators. With both H20Delirious and Twitch having yet to speak out in response to the accusations, the matter is still up in the air, and continues to stir controversy in wake of Twitch\u2019s divisive post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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