Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Welcome to "WaPo Story Mode", a recurring show on Thursdays at 4 p.m. ET where the Washington Post's video game coverage team, Launcher, brings on big-name guests to discuss the top gaming news of the week and provide a quick round-up of other top stories.
In this episode we're joined by Devin Nash, a Twitch and YouTube streamer who's got plenty of opinions on Twitch's recent DMCA strikes and the streamers affected by them, and esports and gaming lawyer Ryan Fairchild. Join him and Nathan Grayson as they discuss everything surrounding the controversy.
For more video game news, be sure to go to launcher.gg , or subscribe to our channel and check back in every Thursday at 4 p.m. ET for your gaming news update!
#Twitch #DMCA #TwitchDMCA
0:00 Stream start
7:27 Introductions
10:20 React content
13:00 Companies responding to Twitch
19:12 Will streamers change?
22:32 Policing its platform
25:27 How DMCA works
26:30 Twitch Transparency
30:59 Going after Safe Harbor
33:25 Amazon and Twitch
37:07 Increased press on DMCA
39:57 Why the react meta?
41:25 Nathan’s thoughts on copyright
46:08 Getting around DMCA
51:09 Content ID for Twitch?
54:21 Public domain
55:58 Esports copyright
58:14 Twitch’s future
1:01:10 Building new streaming platforms?
1:05:09 “Watch Parties” on Twitch
1:10:22 What’s next for react content?
1:16:21 Goodbyes to guests
1:17:50 Twitch money laundering in Turkey
1:22:06 Trust and safety updates Twitch
1:24:52 Take-Two buys Zynga for $12.7 B
1:30:16 Wordle
1:34:53 Dying Light
1:37:59 Sony making more PS4s
1:41:30 Razer mask claims
1:45:15 Witcher season 2 popularity
1:52:34 Call of Duty Attack on Titan
1:57:19 Awesome Games Done Quick
1:59:42 Wrapping up
Welcome to "WaPo Story Mode", a recurring show on Thursdays at 4 p.m. ET where the Washington Post's video game coverage team, Launcher, brings on big-name guests to discuss the top gaming news of the week and provide a quick round-up of other top stories.
In this episode we're joined by Devin Nash, a Twitch and YouTube streamer who's got plenty of opinions on Twitch's recent DMCA strikes and the streamers affected by them, and esports and gaming lawyer Ryan Fairchild. Join him and Nathan Grayson as they discuss everything surrounding the controversy.
For more video game news, be sure to go to launcher.gg , or subscribe to our channel and check back in every Thursday at 4 p.m. ET for your gaming news update!
#Twitch #DMCA #TwitchDMCA
0:00 Stream start
7:27 Introductions
10:20 React content
13:00 Companies responding to Twitch
19:12 Will streamers change?
22:32 Policing its platform
25:27 How DMCA works
26:30 Twitch Transparency
30:59 Going after Safe Harbor
33:25 Amazon and Twitch
37:07 Increased press on DMCA
39:57 Why the react meta?
41:25 Nathan’s thoughts on copyright
46:08 Getting around DMCA
51:09 Content ID for Twitch?
54:21 Public domain
55:58 Esports copyright
58:14 Twitch’s future
1:01:10 Building new streaming platforms?
1:05:09 “Watch Parties” on Twitch
1:10:22 What’s next for react content?
1:16:21 Goodbyes to guests
1:17:50 Twitch money laundering in Turkey
1:22:06 Trust and safety updates Twitch
1:24:52 Take-Two buys Zynga for $12.7 B
1:30:16 Wordle
1:34:53 Dying Light
1:37:59 Sony making more PS4s
1:41:30 Razer mask claims
1:45:15 Witcher season 2 popularity
1:52:34 Call of Duty Attack on Titan
1:57:19 Awesome Games Done Quick
1:59:42 Wrapping up
