![]() ![]() We also learned more about abilities, modes, and updated character designs in Overwatch 2. Streamers on the service received a flood of DMCA takedown requests in spring 2020 over music, some of them for videos. The story immediately made headlines all over the world as Napster had become incredibly popular in a very short period of time and Metallica was (and still is) one of the biggest musical acts on. It's not surprising that Twitch would squelch Metallica's performance. During the opening ceremony, Blizzard unveiled a remastered Diablo 2, the rogue class in Diablo 4, and World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic. Twenty years ago today, on April 13, 2000, Metallica filed a lawsuit against Napster over its music-sharing service. BlizzCon continued on February 20 with additional panels.Īt the very least, this year's BlizzCon event was free for everyone, rather than the $50 Virtual Ticket price Blizzard usually charges. ![]() No one could "come out and play" this year, so the virtual show was all fans could get. The performance was one of the only semi-normal BlizzCon elements that could continue during the pandemic, as Blizzard has hosted big-name musicians for its celebrations going back to The Offspring in 2005. ![]() Still, we have to imagine the band is "madly in anger" with Twitch over the fiasco. The band, particularly drummer Lars Ulrich, has been heavily critical of online music sharing, and the band had a high-profile case with Napster back in 2000. Several commenters online have pointed out the irony of this happening to Metallica. Its called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA, and takedowns over music on Twitch have been a constant source of frustration for streamers. The current state of Twitch: the official Twitch Gaming channel cut off the live Metallica concert to play 8bit folk music to avoid DMCA /sCn56So8Ee - Rod Breslau February 19, 2021 ![]()
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