Streamlabs has been accused of copying web material and naming schemes for its new console streaming platform, and major streamers are threatening to leave.

"Streamlabs OBS is built on top of the OBS open-source platform; Streamlabs OBS is also open source, and our code is publicly available.

Following accusations of plagiarism and copycat naming schemes, Streamlabs has announced that it's removing "OBS" from the name of its popular livestreaming app.

This week, livestreaming tools developer Streamlabs was accused of plagiarism by streaming service Lightstream.

"Streamlabs OBS is built on top of the OBS open-source platform; Streamlabs OBS is also open source, and our code is publicly available.