Streamlabs drops ‘OBS’ from its app name after plagiarism complaints

Following accusations of plagiarism and copycat naming schemes, Streamlabs has introduced that it is eradicating “OBS” from the title of its in style livestreaming app. At first look, the transfer is a direct response to the builders behind Open Broadcasting Software program (OBS), who claimed that Streamlabs used their naming scheme in opposition to their needs. The quick response, although, is extra straight tied to criticism from high streamers like Pokimane and Hasanabi, who threatened to cease utilizing Streamlabs’s software program if it did not tackle the copycat issues. 

Streamlab’s apology comes throughout as defensive, because it’s arguing that its software program can also be open supply like OBS, one of many first instruments constructed particularly for livestreamers. Streamlab’s app, which has been praised for being well-designed and feature-rich, can also be based mostly on a fork of OBS. Regardless of these shared beginnings, although, Streamlabs has all the time been a separate undertaking. It additionally provides premium providers on high of its free core app, so you would argue that Streamlabs was partially fueling its enterprise based mostly on OBS’s reputation.