UPDATE 18/11/21: Streamlabs will now remove OBS from its name, to avoid confusion with the separate platform OBS – as per tweets from yesterday shared below.
“We are taking immediate action to remove OBS from our name,” reads a tweet.
“Streamlabs OBS is built on top of the OBS open-source platform; Streamlabs OBS is also open source, and our code is publicly available.
“We take responsibility for our actions and will support the community.”
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— Streamlabs (@streamlabs) November 17, 2021
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ORIGINAL STORY 17/11/21: Streamlabs yesterday announced the release of Streamlabs Studio, a new product that brings web-based Twitch streaming to Xbox and uses cloud capture to remove the need for capture cards.
Now, it has been accused of plagiarism from rival companies. Top streamers, including Pokimane, have also chimed in and threatened to move to other services.
Lightstream is a web-based streaming studio that similarly allows for console streaming without a capture card. The company’s Twitter account shared an image of their website alongside that of Streamlabs Studio saying “Hey, can I copy your homework?”.
🤡 Hey, can I copy your homework?
▽ Yeah, just change it up a bit so it’s not obvious you copied.
🤡 Bet. pic.twitter.com/xODY5uDZeP
— Lightstream (@Lightstream) November 16, 2021
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The image shows the two websites side by side with almost identical layouts, copy, and even quotes from users.
StuV2, the CEO of Lightstream, shared the tweet. “The team at @streamlabs should be ashamed. Not satisfied enough to ride @OBSProject’s hard work. Now to copy ours down to the layout and every word on our marketing site and our UX in this product,” he said.