&gt; Legally, it would probably be easy for the games industry to crack down on broadcasting, but instead they have encouraged it, seeing it as a new way to engage users and generate revenue.<p>Nintendo is a notable outlier in this instance. They are notoriously strict about broadcasting games, to the point where even many reviewers simply won&#x27;t touch their games.  Even though a review is absolutely protected by copyright law, it&#x27;s just not worth the effort when all of the industry&#x27;s video hosting services are stacked in favor of games publishers and developers. [0]<p>SEGA also has a sordid history in this regard, having sent out huge swaths of takedown requests on YouTube, effectively shutting down many content creators and endangering the livelihoods of even more. [1]<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;insertcoin&#x2F;2015&#x2F;02&#x2F;06&#x2F;nintendo-updates-their-bad-youtube-policies-by-making-them-worse&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;insertcoin&#x2F;2015&#x2F;02&#x2F;06&#x2F;nintendo-u...</a><p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.techdirt.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;20121206&#x2F;17321021296&#x2F;sega-goes-nuclear-youtube-videos-old-shining-force-game.shtml" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.techdirt.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;20121206&#x2F;17321021296&#x2F;sega-...</a>