Honestly, open source and GPL are doomed if this does not get sued. Will set an irreversible precedenet.
It would set a bad example, but not a legal precedent.
TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS
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Re: TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS
#542Earlier quoted context omitted.
> If any trolls try it, all they get is GPL compliance, so they have no incentive to try it. Not necessarily. The Conservancy chose not to ask for monetary damages, but that doesn't mean their legal theory inherently precludes asking for them; a troll could still do so. Though (IANAL) it seems like it might be hard as a TV buyer to prove that you were damaged in any significant monetary amount.
What would be the basis for those damages? The GPL itself couldn't provide any but I guess if the troll itself got sued by someone else for GPL violations, they could pass on the legal costs from that suit. Maybe the emotional pain of discovering a GPL violation is worth some damages :)
Depending on the situation a 3rd party beneficiary might have a easier time to lay out the damages and the amount of damages then the first party.
Through not sure how far that would work.
But I mean it is a contract, you are a 3rd party beneficiary and the contract is breached. So it might work.
Anyway that still isn't useful for trolls because they don't lose out on anything as they tend to not produce anything.
Re: TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS
#543Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm the one on the OBS team who originally found this. I saw a tweet yesterday from someone that's in the beta, and as with any desktop live streaming software (and especially with "Studio" in the name) I was curious if they were using any OBS Studio code or if it was developed all in-house. The download link is available in their JS, you can find the most recent installer link here: https://tron-sg.bytelemon.com/api…
Reminds me how I caught someone stealing my mod code. Same variable names, and whereas I used spaces for indentation when most used tabs, this guy also coincidently also used spaces in the same areas. I challenged him on it and he played dumb. Thanks for reading my blog :)
who uses tabs? o.O