New Streaming App TikTok Live Studio Allegedly Violates License Terms

TikTok is claimed to have failed to comply with the licensing terms from OBS. (photo: Doc. TikTok)

JAKARTA - TikTok's new streaming application for Windows, Live Studio which was recently introduced, is alleged to have violated the terms of the Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) license.

Usually the use of OBS will not cause problems if used correctly, because OBS is an open-source system aka open source. However, TikTok is claimed to have failed to comply with the licensing requirements of OBS.

On Twitter, it shows when some users upload screenshots like Live Studio code. The programmer alleges that the Live Studio app “is an illegal offshoot of OBS” also claims that TikTok uses OBS and then installs its own user interface on top of it.

Remember yesterday's news about TikTok releasing a go live platform? Turns out it's a fork of @OBSProject Shoutout to @HunterAP23 for pointing this outSTOP STEALING FROM OBS JESUS pic.twitter.com/kx8ckK3MXS

— Naaackers (@Naaackers) December 16, 2021

As another Twitter user has pointed out, if TikTok uses OBS code, the platform is required to make the source code publicly available according to the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2. But if TikTok fails to do so, OBS could potentially take legal action against the platform. the.

It didn't take long for business developer for OBS, Ben Torell to reply to the tweet agreeing, but noting that OBS is open to working with TikTok.

"We are committed to dealing with GPL violations in good faith, and in the case of TikTok or ByteDance we will be happy to have a friendly working relationship with them as long as they comply with the license," Torell said.

A similar problem also occurred in the company owned by former US President Donald Trump, namely the Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG). In October, they failed to make the source code for Truth, Donald Trump's forthcoming social network, publicly available after using open source Mastodon to build the site.

However, according to a TechCrunch report, the app is only in its testing phase with a small group of users. Where the purpose of this feature test is to see how content creators use the software.

The company states, TikTok Live Studio is not guaranteed to launch. Because every time TikTok tests a feature, that doesn't mean it will stay around forever. But if it does launch, the platform will learn what creators are using the software for, then adapt it to better suit users.