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