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Re:TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS by mixedCase on Friday December 17, 2021 @04:17PM (#29598465)
I believe the parent poster implicitly meant "as long as it's copyrightable" as a caveat
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Re:TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS by ksm1717 on Saturday December 18, 2021 @01:55AM (#29602369)
So copyrightable is 2 char?
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Re:TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS by seanhunter on Saturday December 18, 2021 @03:52AM (#29602964)
One of the first tests for infringement is "substantial similarity"(see [1] for example). If you claim copyright infringement on the basis of any small number of characters your case will be tossed by the judge. There isn't a specific number of characters that need to be copied before it becomes "substantial" because the court gets to rule on that based on the context etc.

[1]https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/copyright-infringement-an...

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Re:TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS by NobodyNada on Saturday December 18, 2021 @03:50AM (#29602953)
No.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_of_originality

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