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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> | ||||
| <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>. | ||||
| There is still a lot of work that needs to be done to ensure that all recipients | ||||
| of GPL'd software maintain rights as <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/glossary.html#third-party-beneficiary">third-party beneficiaries</a>, | ||||
| but after a <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/oct/12/transcript-msj-hearing/">recent argument in the case</a>, | ||||
| but we are still moving in the right direction. We've seen a growing | ||||
| understanding from "everyday consumers" that a software Right to Repair is | ||||
| essential  to repair their phones and other internet connected devices. Our | ||||
| projects like <a href="https://openwrt.org/">OpenWrt</a> and <a | ||||
| href="https://coreboot.org/">coreboot</a> are integral in giving people the | ||||
| freedom to choose what software runs (and can be repaired) on their own | ||||
| devices. (And speaking of our projects, there's a highlight of what some of | ||||
| projects did this year below!) We also pursued many other violations that are | ||||
| premature to disclose, as per our <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/principles.html">Principles</a> | ||||
| and our <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/news/2022/may/02/conservancy-launches-copyright-assignment-system/">self-service copyright assignment form</a> | ||||
| enables FOSS contributors to, without overly burdensome paperwork, entrust | ||||
| their copyrights to a nonprofit dedicated to software freedom and rights of | ||||
| users all over the world.</p> | ||||
| <p>Our <a href="https://vizio.sfconservancy.org">lawsuit against Vizio</a>— the first | ||||
| lawsuit of its kind to seek <b>third party beneficiary rights to the | ||||
| complete, corresponding source code under the GPL</b> is progressing! | ||||
| World-changing, public policy litigation requires resources and time, but | ||||
| it's worth every penny so we can build a future where <b>every consumer</b> has | ||||
| access to the source code they need to modify and repair their devices.  At a | ||||
| <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/oct/12/how-i-watched-motion-summary-judgment-hearing/">recent hearing in the case</a>, | ||||
| we presented | ||||
| <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/oct/12/transcript-msj-hearing/">our opposition to Vizio's Summary Judgement Motion</a>, | ||||
| our lawyers | ||||
| <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/docs/Transcript_Full_Vizios_MSJ_HearingDeptC-33.231005.pdf">presented the eloquent case</a> | ||||
| that recipients of software under the GPL Agreements <b>can</b> enforce their | ||||
| rights to the corresponding source code themselves, and that right should not | ||||
| be preempted by copyright law. We are the only organization currently taking | ||||
| legal action to protect the GPL Agreements in the USA; your support is | ||||
| critical for us to continue these kinds of efforts.</p> | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| <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. | ||||
|  | @ -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 | ||||
| can provide solid FOSS replacements to proprietary technologies for all of us.</p> | ||||
| 
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| 
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| </div> | ||||
| 
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| <h3 id="WritingAndSpeaking">Writing and Speaking</h3> | ||||
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