Software Freedom Conservancy wins big step forward for open-source rights

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on May 17, 2022 11:13 PM EDT
ZDNet; By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
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The Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC), a non-profit organization that promotes open-source software and defends the free software General Public License (GPL), recently sued major TV vendor Vizio for abusing the GPL with its Linux-based SmartCast OS. Vizio replied that the SFC had no right to ask for the source code. On May 13, however, the SFC succeeded in federal court with its motion to have its lawsuit against Vizio remanded back to Superior Court in Orange County, CA.

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