On Oct. 19, 2021, Software Freedom Conservancy filed a lawsuit against
- Vizio Inc. for what it calls repeated failures to fulfill even the basic
- requirements of the General Public License (GPL).
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The lawsuit alleges that Vizio’s TV products, built on its SmartCast system,
- contain software that Vizio unfairly appropriated from a community of
- developers who intended consumers to have very specific rights to modify,
- improve, share, and reinstall modified versions of the software.
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Please reference this page for information about the lawsuit, including new
- updates about the case.
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Press Release (10/19/2021): Software Freedom Conservancy files lawsuit against California TV manufacturer Vizio Inc. for GPL violations