Text on the landing page was placeholder text that went into production by error. Top: a Lightstream testimonial from real Twitter user Bottom: a name-swapped testimonial for StreamLabs Studio from a made-up streamer They say it was an replied in the Lightstream thread with an apology and explanation.

This point will be important in a moment. Streamlabs went to the effort of making up user names and finding new profile pictures before changing “Lightstream” to Streamlabs Studio” in their testimonials. Of particular note were a set of reviews near the bottom of the landing page. Indeed, the Tweet he quoted from Lightstream’s Twitter account showed a side-by-side comparison of homepages in which Streamlabs’ copy not only matched Lightstream’s text word for word, even the page design appears to bear only superficial differences. Now to copy ours down to the layout and every word on our marketing site and our UX in this product.” Stu Grubbs, CEO, Lightstream Now to copy ours down to the layout and every word on our marketing site and our UX in this product. The latest online buzz about the company started when Lightstream CEO, Stu Grubbs, took to Twitter to voice his displeasure with Streamlabs apparently plagiarizing his company’s marketing material nearly word-for-word to sell subscriptions to its own service. They allegedly uploaded a competitor’s marketing copy to sell their own subscriptions Here’s what you need to know if you’re considering using products and services by Streamlabs. We take responsibility for our actions and will support the community.”Īt least four organizations within 24 hours have come out with harsh criticism aimed at Streamlabs, and customers are chiming in with their own stories. Streamlabs OBS is built on top of the OBS open-source platform Streamlabs OBS is also open source, and our code is publicly available. “We are taking immediate action to remove OBS from our name. Update: Streamlabs has committed to removing OBS from its streaming application’s name on Twitter: Amid accusations of plagiarizing, exploitative trademarking, copycat products and services, and predatory customer policies, the company’s grips on ownership and fairness may appear tenuous.

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