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Destiny community overwhelmed by YouTube lawsuits: Streamers have to fear for their channels!
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By Eric Mittman
Leipzig/Bellevue – Several YouTube channels have received warnings in the past few days, which are said to have been sent on behalf of “Destiny 2” developer Bungie. The studio is investigating the matter. Meanwhile, fear and concern are spreading within the community.
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There is a lot of rumbling within the “Destiny 2” community: After several YouTube channels had received warnings in the past few days, streamers now fear for their livelihoods. © Bungie
It started with a video by YouTuber Byf (channel: My name is Byf). The so-called “Loredaddy” is known for releasing videos about the background story of “Destiny 2”, recently released a huge original production for the new expansion “The Witch Queen”.
He and other “Destiny” fans had been working on the video for months. But when it was finally there, it was immediately taken down from the platform for alleged copyright infringement.
Byf and Bungie were eventually able to settle the matter. “Dynasty”, the title of the video, is now available again. Luckily, the drama seemed short-lived.
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In the past few days, however, more and more members of the “Destiny” community have spoken out, who suddenly also received warnings on YouTube. First of all, so-called archive channels were affected, which, among other things, provided music that was no longer available in the game. Well-known “Destiny” streamers such as Aztecross and Esotericck were added at the weekend – and again Byf.
Some channels have already been deleted. Others, like Esotericck, said they had to delete hundreds of videos from their repertoire or feared a temporary ban.
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Bungie’s own channels are also affected
“Destiny” developer Bungie has already stated that the matter is being investigated. Particularly explosive: the in-house channels are said to have been affected. © Bungie
Aztecross spoke up on Sunday in a video that was last for the time being, explaining that the warnings had come without any prior notice. He has now received two in a very short time.
The problem: If a third one comes along, his channel is threatened with complete shutdown. “I won’t be releasing anything until this thing is sorted out. Hopefully a fix can be found soon,” he wrote on YouTube.
Other streamers like Myfi have also announced a hiatus over fears it might hit them next. At the same time, the question arises within the community as to what is behind the warnings.
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Aztecross and others affected have been active as streamers since the release of “Destiny” in 2014 and have been delivering videos from the game almost every day since then. Such content is not uncommon on YouTube and like other developers, Bungie has always supported the community.
Particularly explosive: In a reaction from the studio, it was said that even the in-house YouTube channels were affected. “These actions were NOT carried out at our request or that of our partners,” the developers said.
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The matter is currently under investigation. A meeting scheduled for this Monday should provide more information.
It remains to be hoped that the problem can be cleared out of the way quickly. After all, the livelihood of some of those affected is literally in danger with the YouTube channels.
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Update, March 21, 5:33 p.m.
Bungie seems to be doing a lot to actually settle the matter quickly. On Monday, streamer Aztecross wrote on both Twitter and YouTube that his warnings had already been deleted.
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Further information from Bungie is still pending.
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Update, March 21, 8:57 p.m.
Streamer Byf has meanwhile announced on Twitter that one of his videos, which was initially blocked on YouTube, is now available again.
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He also hopes that this “mess” will be sorted out soon.
Original text from March 21, 4:29 p.m. Text updated at 5:33 p.m. and 8:57 p.m.
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Cover photo: Bungie
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