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People expecting OBS to get millions from this are naïve. Almost certainly TikTok will change the software to just use OBS independently to avoid the issue. If

People expecting OBS to get millions from this are naïve. Almost certainly TikTok will change the software to just use OBS independently to avoid the issue. If OBS wants money they should use a dual license.

selfhoster11 5y ago
Nobody says they want money. They likely just want the GPL violation to stop, one way or another.
- pabs3 5y ago
  Indeed, enforcement actions should always be about making the compliance happen and never prioritize financial gain. https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/principles.html https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/principles.htm...
VWWHFSfQ 5y ago
did anybody say OBS wanted millions? > Almost certainly TikTok will change the software to just use OBS independently to avoid the issue. this is a perfectly acceptable outcome.
paulryanrogers 5y ago
And yet it could be argued that TikTok saved millions they'd otherwise have had to pay to produce or license equivalent software.
Trumpi 5y ago
I imagine that OBS merely want others to abide by their license.
phkahler 5y ago
>> People expecting OBS to get millions from this are naïve. IANAL but copyright violation has already happened. Due to our insane lobbyists the penalties for that are something like $150K per copy. If/when some copyright holder wants to make an example and get rich instead of settling for compliance, they should be quite able to do so. I would love to see a big evil company smacked down like that. >> If OBS wants money they should use a dual license. That's just an opinion.
dr-detroit 5y ago
they dont need millions they can settle for no more white girls lip syncing black music and the world will suck way less ipso facto
zucker42 5y ago
The reasons people want high damages are to discourage future GPL violations as retribution for the high damages proprietary software companies often demand where their copyrights are violated.

selfhoster11 5y ago

Nobody says they want money. They likely just want the GPL violation to stop, one way or another.

pabs3 5y ago
Indeed, enforcement actions should always be about making the compliance happen and never prioritize financial gain. https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/principles.html https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/principles.htm...

VWWHFSfQ 5y ago

did anybody say OBS wanted millions? > Almost certainly TikTok will change the software to just use OBS independently to avoid the issue. this is a perfectly acceptable outcome.

paulryanrogers 5y ago

And yet it could be argued that TikTok saved millions they'd otherwise have had to pay to produce or license equivalent software.

Trumpi 5y ago

I imagine that OBS merely want others to abide by their license.

phkahler 5y ago

>> People expecting OBS to get millions from this are naïve. IANAL but copyright violation has already happened. Due to our insane lobbyists the penalties for that are something like $150K per copy. If/when some copyright holder wants to make an example and get rich instead of settling for compliance, they should be quite able to do so. I would love to see a big evil company smacked down like that. >> If OBS wants money they should use a dual license. That's just an opinion.

dr-detroit 5y ago

they dont need millions they can settle for no more white girls lip syncing black music and the world will suck way less ipso facto

zucker42 5y ago

The reasons people want high damages are to discourage future GPL violations as retribution for the high damages proprietary software companies often demand where their copyrights are violated.