The image is by Alex Castro.
Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) is said to be the source of code for Live Studio, TikTok's new livestreaming app for Windows. When done properly, this would typically not pose an issue because of the open source nature of OBS.
A user posted a picture of what appears to be Live Studio's code. The app is an illegal fork of OBS, and TikTok's user interface is also an illegal fork of OBS, according to the programmer who originally took the screenshots.
The source code for TikTok must be publicly available in accordance with the General Public License version 2 if the platform makes use of it. If TikTok fails to do so, the platform could potentially be sued.
Ben Torell, the business developer for OBS, later replied to that and said that they are open to working with TikTok. The Trump Media and Technology Group got in trouble in October because it failed to make the source code for Truth public after using the open-source Mastodon to build the site.
A small group of users were testing Live Studio a few days ago. It appears to be a bare-bone streaming software that can let users broadcast live from a camera, phone, game, or program. TikTok did not reply to a request for comment.
Last month, OBS was involved in a controversy with Streamlabs, which also happened to unfold on social media. Streamlabs used OBS in its name even though it didn't get permission from OBS. Streamlabs agreed to change its name after popular streamers like Pokimane threatened to stop using it.
