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Re:TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS by fsckboy on Friday December 17, 2021 @11:38AM (#29594532)
> That would either mean open-sourcing the software or paying for a license

no, in general it means TikTok rewriting those portions of the software themselves

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Re:TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS by myself248 on Friday December 17, 2021 @03:13PM (#29597765)
So they can just steal until they get caught, make a bazillion bucks, and get off scot-free if they write their own code after getting caught?
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Re:TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS by xvector on Friday December 17, 2021 @09:19PM (#29600892)
I guarantee you every big tech company "steals" GPL code without intending to steal. Most end up amending their mistake when they realize they misused a license.
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