FromSoftware is Not Allowing Japanese Elden Ring Streamers to Get Donations

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In a matter of days, Elden Ring has become one of the most popular games seen on various streaming platforms. Given the sheer depth of the in-game content, as well as the intense difficulty that put FromSoftware on the map, for a number of streamers, Elden Ring can certainly pull in massive amounts of viewers. Although, FromSoftware recently implemented a change in its guidelines that stifles the financial success of Japanese streamers.

Several Japanese industries possess rather stringent policies when it comes to the fair use of a copyrighted work. As a result, many content creators across various different platforms have been hit hard in terms of sharing their work online. Take for example, the controversy surrounding anime YouTubers, with animation studios copyright striking numerous videos, occasionally in the hundreds. While FromSoftware's change in policy might not affect streamers to that degree, it still creates difficulty as far as making money goes.

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Over on Twitter, Yuu Asakawa, a Japanese Twitch streamer and voice actor, best known for her work in the Fate/Stay Night series, voiced her complaints on FromSoftware's newest policy that prevents Twitch viewers to donate money to Elden Ring streamers. The problem is that there's no way for Asakawa to turn off donations, resulting in only being able to stream Elden Ring via YouTube.

It's possible that FromSoftware implemented this policy, because the studio didn't like the idea of streamers making money off of Elden Ring, but that rule never applied to previous FromSoftware titles like Dark Souls. Either way, it's rather frustrating that it only effects Japanese streamers. It's likely that Japanese copyright laws