Metallica got censored in a weird way for a weird reason

February 21, 2021February 20, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments BlizzCon, DMCA, Metallica

Metallica was booked to perform a virtual gig at BlizzCon, which is an annual event dedicated to the video games created by Blizzard Entertainment (Think World of Warcraft and Starcraft).

Everything was fine on Metallica’s end and with the official BlizzCon Twitch page and YouTube channel. But when it came to TwitchGaming’s broadcast, the performance was blotted out by cheesy 8-bit computer game music.

This seems to be some kind of error, an oversight, instead of worries about copyright infringement. Still, what’s done is done.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 30+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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