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So people that have ripped off OBS so far and violated GPL include TikTok, StreamLabs (Logitech), and StreamElements. Any other people I missed?
Hopefully this is high profile enough to incur some consequences. GPL is ironclad on paper, but the sad reality is unscrupulous/international companies can and do just copy code directly off github into their products with no repercussions
Chinas whole economy is built on illegal copying amd stealing ideas, who is surprised? Not me.
Facebook captures a lot of video viewers by not controlling video sources either in a similar way.
People are misunderstanding this and claiming it's not problematic. Ben Torrell (an OBS developer) notes later in the thread that there is indeed GPL code compiled into TikTok's executables; since source is not available and they have not got another license, it is unlicensed and hence illegal.
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The GPL requires that any derivative work of GPL licensed code must also be licensed under the same (or compatible) license as the original GPL'd code. This is the "viral" aspect of the license. It applies even if the only interface between your code and the GPL code is dynamic linking, and not a single line of the GPL'd code is in your application. There are acceptable ways to bundle GPL code with closed source soft…
And why is it important for GPL to be honoured in this case? Like.. what protection is GPL providing here and to whom exactly?
This is intended to protect the freedoms of the whole world, more or less. The GPL is intended to make software free and open for everyone, regardless of what their purpose of using the software for is. Free, Libre, Open Source Software is very valuable at this point, and the GPL generally mandates that you contribute back to the pool of FLOSS if you seek to benefit from it, making FLOSS even more valuable for everyone.
There is nothing forcing a company like TikTok to use GPL'd code in their software. Lord knows they have enough money to engineer a similar solution from the ground up, but they chose to use GPL'd code so they need to play by GPL rules.
Chinas whole economy is built on illegal copying amd stealing ideas, who is surprised? Not me.
American economy with the likes of youtube and facebook are built on copying and stealing copyrighted video and audio. That's literally how youtube captured all the users: become the go-to place for anyone to upload videos, also spreading copies of music videos. Facebook captures a lot of video viewers by not controlling video sources either in a similar way.
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Gatekeeping in the software industry is a surefire way to slow down innovation. Software would stop eating the world, or only take a bite every couple of decades.
Sure because there is no innovation across the engineering fields.
A big difference is whether or not this is well recognized, and by whom and/or at their own peril.
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This is not how it works. Courts do not care that it's a beta.
Courts care about "equity" (restoring fairness). So the scope of the breach determines what is a fair remedy to make the plaintiff whole. A breach in a beta release (with lower circulation) would seem to be lower impact than a breach in a production release in that context.