In an attempt to rise awareness of an impending change to European copyright law that could leave Twitch liable for its users' content, the platform is hosting two EU MEPs.

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Tiemo Wölken and Julia Reda , representatives of Germany's Social Democratic Party, and Pirate Party respectively, will be streaming Mario Kart later today to discuss Article 13. They will be joined by Twitch streamers P4wnyhof , and Mantrousse As reported by GamesIndustry.biz , Article 13 is intended to make it easier for IP owners to claim monetary compensation when their content has been subjected to copyright infringement.According to Twitch , the new law could "impact streamers’ ability to express themselves and earn a livelihood on Twitch."Article 13 will essentially make Twitch liable for instances of copyright infringement on its platform, leading the company to "impose filters and monitoring measures on all works uploaded by residents of the EU."While the European Parliament has already voted in favour of the law, the finer details are being hammered out in a month or two, The stream is a part of Twitch's #SaveYourInernet campaign, in which the community is being asked to sign a petition and contact their EP representatives about the issue.You can tune into the stream on Twitch at 9AM PT/ 12PM ET/ 5PM GMT.

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