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Streaming to twitch involves two parties. First, the service provider twitch, second the user uploading the video. Streaming to a second service introduces a th

Streaming to twitch involves two parties. First, the service provider twitch, second the user uploading the video. Streaming to a second service introduces a third party.

charcircuit 3y ago
That isn't what parties is referring to. 1st party: Twitch 2nd party: An entity Twitch has made an agreement with that lets them merge chats 3rd party: Everyone else
- heyoni 3y ago
  If Twitch made such an agreement, their ToS would clearly refer to the party they have this agreement with as a third party.
  - charcircuit 3y ago
    That doesn't matter. Their ToS prohibits hacking them, but Twitch can hire an external security company to test their security.
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- bdowling 3y ago
  "Third party" just means anyone who isn't a party to the contract. They're called that because most contracts have two parties (e.g., buyer and seller, landlord and tenant, service provider and customer). Contracts can have three or more parties, but they're not usually numbered. The TV trope of incomprehensible legalese involving "the party of the first part" and "the party of the second part" is a joke that you won't actually find in modern agreements.