Ryan Cooper 
Yes, churches in the US need a license to stream worship music online. The Religious Service Exemption in US copyright law (Title 17, Section 110) covers live worship performances inside your building — but it does NOT cover live streams, recordings, projected lyrics, or rebroadcasts. If your church broadcasts copyrighted songs through YouTube, Facebook Live, … Read more
A blanket license is a single annual agreement from a Performing Rights Organization (PRO) such as ASCAP, BMI, or SESAC that gives your business the legal right to play any song from that PRO’s entire music catalog. Instead of tracking down every songwriter and publisher one by one, you pay one fee and the license … Read more
Learning how to avoid DMCA strikes on Twitch is one of the most important skills any streamer can build in . I watched a friend lose 18 months of VODs in a single weekend because a background track triggered a copyright claim. The DMCA problem on Twitch has not gone away. It has shifted. Twitch … Read more
If you run an internet radio station, you’ve probably heard of SoundExchange. Maybe you’ve even gotten a payment or, more likely, a notice about owing one. I’ve worked with small webcasters for years, and the same question always comes up: what does SoundExchange actually charge for internet radio, and how do I figure out what … Read more
When I first started releasing music, I assumed signing up with one royalty collection service would cover every spin, stream, and broadcast. It took me about six months and several unpaid royalty statements to learn I was wrong. SoundExchange vs ASCAP and BMI is not a question of which is better. Each one collects a … Read more
Streaming to multiple platforms at the same time used to mean running two copies of OBS or paying for a cloud restreaming service. The OBS multiple RTMP output plugin changed that. I have used this plugin across Windows, macOS, and Linux, and in this guide I will walk you through every step from download to … Read more
If you want to broadcast one live stream to Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok at the same time, OBS Studio alone won’t get you there out of the box. The official app sends a single RTMP output to one destination. So when I needed to stream to four platforms simultaneously for a recent gaming tournament, … Read more
If your webcam looks washed out, grainy, or laggy on stream, the problem is almost always one setting: exposure. The best webcam exposure settings for streaming come from turning off auto mode and dialing in a value manually based on your room’s lighting. I’ve spent years testing Logitech, Elgato, and Razer cameras on Twitch and … Read more
If you have ever watched a polished live stream or a professional podcast and wondered how the host switches between angles so smoothly, the answer is almost always OBS Studio with multiple cameras. I have spent the last several months helping streamers, podcasters, and church production teams build multi-camera setups, and the good news is … Read more
Nothing kills a professional video call faster than a grainy, noisy webcam image. Whether you are on a Zoom meeting, streaming on Twitch, or recording content, that fuzzy, pixelated look makes you appear less credible and polished. The good news is that most webcam grain is fixable without buying new hardware. In this guide, I … Read more