xQc moves to Kick, nearly gets banned immediately
On the back of his recent record-breaking move to Kick, Felix 'xQc' Lengyel has skated on thin ice with DMCA laws on his first stream on the platform.
20th Jun 2023 16:45
Warner Bros. | Kick @xQc
xQc moves to Kick, nearly gets banned immediately
On the back of his recent record-breaking move to Kick, Felix 'xQc' Lengyel has skated on thin ice with DMCA laws on his first stream on the platform.
20th Jun 2023 16:45
Warner Bros. | Kick @xQc
While it does seem that this new Kick revolution must be skirting around some laws or morals, depending on where your compass lies, not even Felix "xQc" Lengyel and his nine-figure paycheck can avoid the omnipotent DMCA.
xQc stunned the streaming world by ditching Twitch in a massive $100 million coup from Kick, securing a huge bag but leaving the domain to which he previously dominated.
Now though, on his first stream on his new platform, the ever-flamboyant personality was almost instantly banned by choosing to ignore the usual copyright laws in favour of watching The Dark Knight.
xQc breaks DMCA policy on first Kick stream
With the adrenaline from a record-breaking streamer deal, which dwarfs that of Mixer's Tyler "Ninja" Blevins and Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek put together, xQc got slightly too above the law in his first stream on the platform.
Instead of opting for a catalogue of games like Grand Theft Auto and Rust, or even other IRL content that he usually goes for, xQc decided his inaugural Kick stream would be to watch The Dark Knight, a rule which violates copyright laws.
The streamer was over an hour into the film when it finally alerted the attention of the Kick mods, who quickly told him to shut down the film.
"Hello there, we would like to notify you that streaming the specific content is in violation of our DMCA policy," Kick staff told xQc.
Kick Staff deletes xQc's first stream VOD for DMCA violation
As well as not being allowed to watch the Christopher Nolan film, the divisive streamer was also told to delete the VOD by the Kick mods.
"Therefore, we kindly ask you to stop your live stream and be aware that we will need to remove the current VOD containing this content," they added, which was quickly obliged by xQc.
The New York Times claims that xQc has signed a two-year non-exclusivity deal for both streaming platforms. Although he'll still be allowed on Twitch, it's a bit like a Coke ambassador being tapped drinking Pepsi.
So, even if you sign $100 million deals to stream, not even the might of xQc can outfox DMCA. That's even if you are enrolling the help of Bruce Wayne himself.
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Jack Marsh
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