change compliance language for yearinreview

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@ -99,23 +99,22 @@ us in community!</p>
<div class="picture-small right"> <img src="https://nextcloud.sfconservancy.org/apps/files_sharing/publicpreview/pnZYsi2CkjscLwc?file=/&fileId=24825&x=1366&y=768&a=true&etag=f4341a40f90786b0356201c21278ee23" alt="SFC lawyers posing outside at the courthouse“ " /></a> <div class="picture-small right"> <img src="https://nextcloud.sfconservancy.org/apps/files_sharing/publicpreview/pnZYsi2CkjscLwc?file=/&fileId=24825&x=1366&y=768&a=true&etag=f4341a40f90786b0356201c21278ee23" alt="SFC lawyers posing outside at the courthouse“ " /></a>
<p>SFC lawyers after recent Vizio case- CC BY-SA 4.0</div> <p>SFC lawyers after recent Vizio case- CC BY-SA 4.0</div>
<p>We are entering the third year of our <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/vizio.html">lawsuit against Vizio</a>. <p>Our <a href="https://vizio.sfconservancy.org">lawsuit against Vizio</a>— the first
There is still a lot of work that needs to be done to ensure that all recipients lawsuit of its kind to seek <b>third party beneficiary rights to the
of GPL'd software maintain rights as <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/glossary.html#third-party-beneficiary">third-party beneficiaries</a>, complete, corresponding source code under the GPL</b> is progressing!
but after a <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/oct/12/transcript-msj-hearing/">recent argument in the case</a>, World-changing, public policy litigation requires resources and time, but
but we are still moving in the right direction. We've seen a growing it's worth every penny so we can build a future where <b>every consumer</b> has
understanding from "everyday consumers" that a software Right to Repair is access to the source code they need to modify and repair their devices. At a
essential to repair their phones and other internet connected devices. Our <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/oct/12/how-i-watched-motion-summary-judgment-hearing/">recent hearing in the case</a>,
projects like <a href="https://openwrt.org/">OpenWrt</a> and <a we presented
href="https://coreboot.org/">coreboot</a> are integral in giving people the <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/oct/12/transcript-msj-hearing/">our opposition to Vizio's Summary Judgement Motion</a>,
freedom to choose what software runs (and can be repaired) on their own our lawyers
devices. (And speaking of our projects, there's a highlight of what some of <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/docs/Transcript_Full_Vizios_MSJ_HearingDeptC-33.231005.pdf">presented the eloquent case</a>
projects did this year below!) We also pursued many other violations that are that recipients of software under the GPL Agreements <b>can</b> enforce their
premature to disclose, as per our <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/principles.html">Principles</a> rights to the corresponding source code themselves, and that right should not
and our <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/news/2022/may/02/conservancy-launches-copyright-assignment-system/">self-service copyright assignment form</a> be preempted by copyright law. We are the only organization currently taking
enables FOSS contributors to, without overly burdensome paperwork, entrust legal action to protect the GPL Agreements in the USA; your support is
their copyrights to a nonprofit dedicated to software freedom and rights of critical for us to continue these kinds of efforts.</p>
users all over the world.</p>
<p>As software based technology becomes more pervasive in our lives, it's vital <p>As software based technology becomes more pervasive in our lives, it's vital
that we communicate the importance of software freedom to the wider population. that we communicate the importance of software freedom to the wider population.
@ -148,7 +147,6 @@ people engage with technology in non-exploitative ways fits in perfectly to
support our growing organizational needs and mission. Helping make sure we support our growing organizational needs and mission. Helping make sure we
can provide solid FOSS replacements to proprietary technologies for all of us.</p> can provide solid FOSS replacements to proprietary technologies for all of us.</p>
</div> </div>
<h3 id="WritingAndSpeaking">Writing and Speaking</h3> <h3 id="WritingAndSpeaking">Writing and Speaking</h3>