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Re:TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS by tomcooks on Friday December 17, 2021 @10:23AM (#29593372)
Consider donating to the EFF as a Christmas present to yourself
Re:TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS by reedciccio on Friday December 17, 2021 @10:28AM (#29593459)
eff doesn't do license enforcement. Software freedom conservancy is the organization to support in this case: https://sfconservancy.org/
Re:TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS by fsflover on Friday December 17, 2021 @11:24AM (#29594318)
Re:TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS by pengaru on Saturday December 18, 2021 @01:51AM (#29602353)
Re:TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS by oalessandr on Friday December 17, 2021 @10:42AM (#29593661)
The EFF lost all credibility by jumping into the crypto bandwagon
Re:TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS by remram on Friday December 17, 2021 @05:00PM (#29598887)
What did they do?
Re:TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS by LordDragonfang on Friday December 17, 2021 @07:37PM (#29600170)
If the above poster never replies, I would assume that they're referring to (from a quick google) the fact that the EFF opposes laws that would put liabilities for blockchain software on the software author[1], and provides other similar defenses, similar to how the ACLU occasionally defends the free speech of white supremacists[2], to ensure equal protection under the law and avoid setting a bad legal precedent.

[1] https://www.eff.org/issues/blockchain

[2] https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/defending-speech-w...

edit: Specifically, they probably mean the EFF's opposition to the crypto surveillance provision in the Biden infra bill:

(Summary) https://twitter.com/eff/status/1422337127556157444

(Article) https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/08/cryptocurrency-surveil...

Re:TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS by ulucs on Saturday December 18, 2021 @12:54AM (#29602087)
Huge props to both groups then. Selectively enforced rights aren't rights at all.