Pokimane slams Streamlabs for allegedly copying work and using OBS\u2019 name Twitter: Pokimane \/ StreamlabsImane \u2018Pokimane\u2019 Anys slammed Streamlabs for allegedly copying work from a competitor and using the name of OBS Studio, a free and open-source program, against their wishes. Streamlabs describes itself as \u201cthe best free live streaming software.\u201d It provides tools and features that can help content creators do everything from broadcasting their streams to handling alerts, donations, overlays, and more. It originally started as an online service. However, it later transitioned into a free and open-source variant called Streamlabs OBS (SLOBS). This change largely took after OBS Studio, a similar open-source program that offers many of the same features for free. It now turns out that OBS Studio reportedly asked the team at Streamlabs not to use their exact name before the changes went live. Not only that, but the co-founder of Lightstream, another browser-based streaming studio also accused them of copying aspects of their website. \u201cStreamlabs should be ashamed,\u201d said the CEO and Co-Founder of Lightstream. \u201cNot satisfied enough to ride OBS\u2019 hard work. Now to copy ours down to the layout and every word on our marketing site and our UX in this product.\u201d He shared a side-by-side screenshot comparing the two websites and implied the resemblance between them is uncanny. https:\/\/twitter.com\/StuV2\/status\/1460710778462482440?s=20 OBS Studio responded and elaborated on his point. \u201cNear the launch of SLOBS, Streamlabs reached out to us about using the OBS name. We kindly asked them not to. They did so anyway and followed up by filing a trademark. \u201cWe\u2019ve tried to sort this out in private, and they have been uncooperative at every turn\u2026 We\u2019re often faced with confused users and even companies who do not understand the difference between the two apps.\u201d OBS Studio concluded that while Streamlabs \u201clegally\u201d did nothing wrong, they \u201crepeatedly disregarded the spirit of open source and of giving back.\u201d OBS Studio also vowed to keep providing \u201cfree, open software and tools for everybody.\u201d We\u2019re often faced with confused users and even companies who do not understand the difference between the two apps. Support volunteers are sometimes met with angry users demanding refunds. We’ve had interactions with several companies who did not realize our apps were separate. \u2014 OBS (@OBSProject) November 17, 2021 Pokimane, who is affiliated with Streamlabs and has an image of her featured on their website, caught wind of the situation. She threatened to sever ties with them if they don\u2019t acknowledge and rectify the situation. \u201cStreamlabs better resolve this entire thread of issues or I\u2019ll be asking them to take my face off the platform,\u201d she said. If they fail to comply, she vowed to \u201clook to use another donation service.\u201d Other streamers chimed in, too. streamlabs better resolve this entire thread of issues or i\u2019ll be asking them to take my face off the platform + look to use another donation service. https:\/\/t.co\/jfJoxIvc0y \u2014 imane \ud83d\udc9c (@imane) November 17, 2021 Streamlabs responded to the allegations from Lightstream. \u201cWe made a mistake,\u201d they said. \u201cText on the landing page was placeholder text that went into production by error. This is our fault. We removed the text as soon as we found out.\u201d They also released an official statement on the matter assuring everyone that they are \u201ctaking immediate action\u201d to remove OBS from their name. \u201cWe take responsibility for our actions and will support the community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pokimane slams Streamlabs for allegedly copying work and using OBS\u2019 name Twitter: Pokimane \/ StreamlabsImane \u2018Pokimane\u2019 Anys slammed Streamlabs for allegedly copying work from a competitor and using the name of OBS Studio, a free and open-source program, against their wishes. Streamlabs describes itself as \u201cthe best free live streaming software.\u201d It provides tools and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58058\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}