Virtual Legality
Virtual Legality is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).
Twitch Gambles It All | Cuts Revenue to Its Most Valuable Streamers (VL717)
In this episode, Richard Hoeg delves into the legal issues surrounding Twitch, focusing on its complex relationship with gambling and the ongoing disputes with streamers. He wraps up with a thoughtful conclusion.
Key Points
- Twitch is implementing a policy change that will adjust the revenue split for streamers with premium deals, maintaining their current 70/30 split until they earn $100,000, after which it will shift to a standard 50/50 split.
- The new Twitch policy also targets specific gambling sites, prohibiting streaming of slots, roulette, or dice games that are not licensed in the US or other jurisdictions with sufficient consumer protection, while still allowing sports betting, fantasy sports, and poker content.
- Twitch's cost of delivering live video service is being used to justify these policy changes, despite the fact that the costs presented are based on Amazon Web Services' retail prices, not the actual costs incurred by Twitch or Amazon.
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