Re:Twitch will now let streamers simultaneously stream on an...
by hanniabu on Saturday October 21, 2023 @12:05PM
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First party would refer to twitch
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Re:Twitch will now let streamers simultaneously stream on an...
by a_cardboard_box on Saturday October 21, 2023 @12:16PM
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Then wouldn't the steamer be the second party? Still not third party!
Re:Twitch will now let streamers simultaneously stream on an...
by charcircuit on Saturday October 21, 2023 @01:16PM
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No, streamers would still be 3rd party. I don't know it would be considered "using a 3rd party service" though.
Re:Twitch will now let streamers simultaneously stream on an...
by distract8901 on Saturday October 21, 2023 @01:20PM
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Streaming to twitch involves two parties. First, the service provider twitch, second the user uploading the video. Streaming to a second service introduces a third party.
Re:Twitch will now let streamers simultaneously stream on an...
by charcircuit on Saturday October 21, 2023 @01:26PM
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That isn't what parties is referring to.
1st party: Twitch
2nd party: An entity Twitch has made an agreement with that lets them merge chats
3rd party: Everyone else
Re:Twitch will now let streamers simultaneously stream on an...
by heyoni on Saturday October 21, 2023 @01:44PM
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If Twitch made such an agreement, their ToS would clearly refer to the party they have this agreement with as a third party.
Re:Twitch will now let streamers simultaneously stream on an...
by charcircuit on Saturday October 21, 2023 @01:56PM
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That doesn't matter. Their ToS prohibits hacking them, but Twitch can hire an external security company to test their security.
Re:Twitch will now let streamers simultaneously stream on an...
by bdowling on Sunday October 22, 2023 @02:13AM
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"Third party" just means anyone who isn't a party to the contract. They're called that because most contracts have two parties (e.g., buyer and seller, landlord and tenant, service provider and customer). Contracts can have three or more parties, but they're not usually numbered. The TV trope of incomprehensible legalese involving "the party of the first part" and "the party of the second part" is a joke that you won't actually find in modern agreements.