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A modest proposal: sell "streamer" licenses for a game that include audio/video watermarking features, or require an active internet connection and redisplay a
by 1propionyl 2y ago
A modest proposal: sell "streamer" licenses for a game that include audio/video watermarking features, or require an active internet connection and redisplay a sequence of numbers like a security key over the corner of the screen. Any footage without this would be taken down automatically.
Publishers could charge upwards of $200 for these. Larger publishers could offer package subscription deals for you to be able to stream content from their games.
- shakna 2y agoSome governments [0] and IP holders [1] already offer this. There's some back and forth about the exact underlying licensing, without an industry standard just yet - free streams are sometimes exempt, or require a partial license. However, there is movement towards this concept. [0] https://ablis.business.gov.au/service/ag/music-streaming-and-video-on-demand-music-licence/44254 https://ablis.business.gov.au/service/ag/music-streaming-and... [1] https://ccli.com/us/en/streaming https://ccli.com/us/en/streaming