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           <h1>What We Do</h1>

           <p>Software Freedom Conservancy is a nonprofit organization

           centered around ethical technology. Our mission is to ensure the

           right to repair, improve and reinstall software. We promote and

           defend these rights through fostering free and open source

           software (FOSS) projects, driving initiatives that actively make

           technology more inclusive, and advancing policy strategies that

             defend FOSS (such as copyleft).</p>

           <p>Our work on <a href="/copyleft-compliance/">copyleft

           remain transparent and prioritize the public good in their

           development of FOSS.</p>

           <p>Furthermore, diversity and inclusion is a critical component to

           egalitarian FOSS communities.  We acknowledge that FOSS

           communities historically have struggled on these fronts and the

           myth of “pure meritocracy” so popular in FOSS circles

           willfully ignores the systemic biases in our societies and

           cultures.  We are thus the proud home of

           the <a href="https://outreachy.org/">Outreachy initiative</a> that

           offers paid internships in FOSS for contributors who have faced

           systemic bias in their efforts to join the FOSS community.<p>

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{% extends "base_conservancy.html" %}

{% block category %}WhoWeAre{% endblock %}

{% block outercontent %}

    <div id="container">

         <div id="sidebar" class="{% block submenuselection %}{% endblock %}">

            <h2>Who We Are</h2>

            {% include 'submenus/who_we_are_partial.html' %}

         </div>

   </div>

{% endblock %}

{% extends "base_conservancy.html" %}

{% block category %}blog{% endblock %}

{% block head %}

<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS" href="/feeds/blog/" />

{% endblock %}

{% block outercontent %}

 <div id="container">

         <div id="sidebar" class="{% block submenuselection %}{% endblock %}">

{% if all_year_list %}

<h2><a href="/blog/">See all blog posts&hellip;</a></h2>

<!-- <p><a href="/blog/query/">Query...</a></p> -->

<h2>Blog Index by Year</h2>

<ul>

{% for year in all_year_list reversed %}<li><a href="/blog/{{ year|date:"Y" }}/">{{ year|date:"Y" }}</a></li>{% endfor %}

</ul>

{% endif %}

(<a href="/feeds/blog/?tag={{ tag.slug }}">rss</a>)</li>

{% endfor %}

</ul>

<h2>Blogs by Author</h2>

<ul>

{% for author in all_authors %}

<li><a href="/blog/?author={{ author.username }}">{{ author.formal_name }}</a>

(<a href="/feeds/blog/?author={{ author.username }}">rss</a>)</li>

{% endfor %}

</ul>

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{% endblock %}

{% block category %}WhatWeDo{% endblock %}

{% load cache %}

{% load humanize %}

{% block head %}

<link href="/jquery-ui.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

<link href="/forms.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

{% endblock %}

{% block outercontent %}

<div class="content-with-donate-sidebar">

    <div id="container">

         <div id="sidebar" class="{% block submenuselection %}{% endblock %}">

            <h2>What We Do</h2>

            {% include 'submenus/what_we_do_partial.html' %}

            <h2>Vizio Lawsuit</h2>

            <ul>

            <li class="VizioMain"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/vizio.html">About the Lawsuit</a></li>

            <li class="VizioPressRelease"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/vizio.html">Press Release</a></li>

            <li class="VizioComplaint"><a href="/docs/software-freedom-conservancy-v-vizio-complaint-2021-10-19.pdf">Complaint</a></li>

            <li class="VizioQandA"><a href="/press/qanda.html">Q&amp;A</a></li>

            </ul>

            <h2>Resources for Journalists on Vizio</h2>

            <ul>

            <li class="Glossary"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/glossary.html">Glossary</a></li>

            </ul>

            <h2>More About Copyleft Compliance</h2>

            <ul>

            <li class="HelpComply"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/help.html">How To Help</a></li>

            <li class="EnforcementStrategy"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/enforcement-strategy.html">Strategic GPL Enforcement Initiative</a></li>

            <li class="CopyleftPrinciples"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/principles.html">Principles of Community-Oriented GPL Enforcement</a></li>

            <li class="LiberateFirmware"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/firmware-liberation.html">Liberate IoT Firmware via GPL Enforcement</a></li>

            <li class="PastLawsuits"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/past-lawsuits.html">Previous Copyleft Litigation</a></li>

            <li class="CopyleftOrg"><a href="https://copyleft.org/">copyleft.org</a></li>

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  <details>

    <summary>Support Now!</summary>

    <h3>Support Copyleft Enforcement Now!</h3>

    <p>

      To support our copyleft compliance & enforcement work,

      please <a href="/sustainer/#annual"><span class="donate-box-highlight">become a Conservancy

      Sustainer <strong>right now</strong></span></a>.  We can't sustain

      this work without ongoing support from donors like you!</p>

## Local convenience variables

* sitefundgoal_timeleft: TimeDelta for how much time remains in the current fundraiser

* this_match_goal: The amount being matched

* this_match_so_far: The amount contributed so far

* this_match_remaining: this_match_goal - this_match_so_far

{% endcomment %}

{% if sitefundgoal and sitefundgoal.fundraiser_so_far_amount and datetime_now < sitefundgoal_endtime %}

{% with this_match_goal=sitefundgoal.fundraiser_goal_amount this_match_so_far=sitefundgoal.fundraiser_so_far_amount %}

{% with this_match_remaining=this_match_goal|subtract:this_match_so_far sitefundgoal_timeleft=sitefundgoal_endtime|subtract:datetime_now %}

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      <div class="mt2 mb3 tc">

        {% if this_match_remaining <= 0 %}

          Thanks to {{ sitegoal.fundraiser_donation_count|intcomma }} Sustainers we earned our full match!

          Help us go further to stand up for software freedom &mdash; <a href="/sustainer">sign up now</a>!

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            The

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            Through tomorrow only, the

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</a>

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{% endif %}

      {% block outercontent %}<div id="mainContent"> {% block content %}{% endblock %}</div>{% endblock %}

    </div>

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{% extends "base_conservancy.html" %}

{% block category %}Learn{% endblock %}

{% block outercontent %}

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            <h2>Learn</h2>

            {% include 'submenus/learn_partial.html' %}

            <h2>Resources for Journalists</h2>

            <ul>

            <li class="News"><a href="/news/">News</a></li>

            <li class="PressKit"><a href="/press/">Press Kit</a></li>

            <li class="Glossary"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/glossary.html">Glossary</a></li>

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{% load cache %}

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{% block category %}News{% endblock %}

{% block head %}

<link href="/jquery-ui.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

<link href="/forms.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

{% endblock %}

{% block outercontent %}

<div class="content-with-donate-sidebar">

    <div id="container">

         <div id="sidebar" class="{% block submenuselection %}{% endblock %}">

            <h2>What We Do</h2>

            {% include 'submenus/what_we_do_partial.html' %}

            <h2>Resources for Journalists</h2>

            <ul>

            <li class="News"><a href="/news/">News</a></li>

            <li class="PressKit"><a href="/press/">Vizio Press Kit</a></li>

            <li class="IssuesInTheNews"><a href="/press/inthenews.html">Our Issues In The News</a></li>

            <li class="VizioPress"><a href="/press/vizio-coverage.html">Our Vizio Lawsuit In The News</a></li>

            <li class="Glossary"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/glossary.html">Glossary</a></li>

            </ul>

         </div>

    </div>

<div class="donate-sidebar">

  <details>

    <summary>Support Now!</summary>

    <h3>Support Copyleft Enforcement Now!</h3>

    <p>

      To support our copyleft compliance & enforcement work,

      please <a href="/sustainer/#annual"><span class="donate-box-highlight">become a Conservancy

      Sustainer <strong>right now</strong></span></a>.  We can't sustain

      this work without ongoing support from donors like you!</p>

{% extends "base_conservancy.html" %}

{% block outercontent %}

    <div id="container">

         <div id="sidebar" class="{% block submenuselection %}{% endblock %}">

            <h2>What We Do</h2>

            {% include 'submenus/what_we_do_partial.html' %}

            <h2>{% block category %}Projects{% endblock %} &amp; Services</h2>

            <ul>

            <li class="Current"><a href="/projects/current/">Current Member Projects</a></li>

            <li class="Applying"><a href="/projects/apply/">Applying</a></li>

            <li class="Services"><a href="/projects/services/">Member Project Services</a></li>

            <li class="Policies"><a href="/projects/policies/">Member Project Policies</a></li>

            </ul>

         </div>

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{% endblock %}

{% load cache %}

{% load humanize %}

{% block category %}WhatWeDo{% endblock %}

{% block head %}

<link href="/jquery-ui.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

<link href="/forms.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

{% endblock %}

{% block outercontent %}

<div class="content-with-donate-sidebar">

    <div id="container">

         <div id="sidebar" class="VizioTopBar {% block submenuselection %}{% endblock %}">

            <h2>What We Do</h2>

            {% include 'submenus/what_we_do_partial.html' %}

            <h2>Vizio Lawsuit</h2>

            <ul>

            <li class="VizioMain"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/vizio.html">About the Lawsuit</a></li>

            <li class="VizioMain"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/vizio.html">Press Release</a></li>

            <li class="VizioComplaint"><a href="/docs/software-freedom-conservancy-v-vizio-complaint-2021-10-19.pdf">Complaint</a></li>

            <li class="VizioQandA"><a href="/press/qanda.html">Q&amp;A</a></li>

            <li class="VizioPress"><a href="/press/vizio-coverage.html">Vizio Press Coverage</a></li>

            </ul>

            <h2>Resources for Journalists</h2>

            <ul>

            <li class="VizioPressKit"><a href="/docs/software-freedom-conservancy-v-vizio-announce-press-kit.pdf">Press Kit</a></li>

            <li class="VizioPhotoAssets"><a href="/docs/software-freedom-conservancy-v-vizio-photo-assets.zip">Photo Assets</a></li>

            <li class="Glossary"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/glossary.html">Glossary</a></li>

            </ul>

            <h2><ul><li class="ComplianceMain"><a href="/copyleft-compliance/index.html">More About Copyleft Compliance</a></li></ul></h2>

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  <details>

    <summary>Support Now!</summary>

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    <p>

      To support our copyleft compliance & enforcement work,

      please <a href="/sustainer/#annual"><span class="donate-box-highlight">become a Conservancy

      Sustainer <strong>right now</strong></span></a>.  We can't sustain

      this work without ongoing support from donors like you!</p>

repair, improve and reinstall software. We promote and defend these rights

through fostering free and open source software (FOSS) projects, driving

initiatives that actively make technology more inclusive, and advancing policy

strategies that defend FOSS (such as copyleft). <a href="/about" class="orange">Learn more.</a></p>

  </section>

  <section class="w-30-ns mh2 pa3 bg-light-blue ba b--gray">

    <h2 class="f4 ttu">Vizio Lawsuit</h2>

    <p>Software Freedom Conservancy files right-to-repair lawsuit against California TV manufacturer Vizio Inc. for alleged GPL violations</p>

    <a href="/copyleft-compliance/vizio.html" class="f5 dib pa2 ttu b btn-orange">More information</a>

  </section>

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  <div class="w-70-ns mh2">

<section class="mh0 pa3 bg-light-blue ba b--gray">

  <h2 class="f4 ma0 ttu"><a href="/news/2021/oct/28/2021-DMCA-final-exemptions-win/">Software Freedom Conservancy's DMCA Exemption Requests Granted</a></h2>

<p>Software Freedom Conservancy is proud to announce that its efforts to stand up for the rights of FOSS developers have been successful and that it has been granted almost all of the exemptions that it requested in the Librarian of Congress' recent rule making, according to the final rule <a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2021-23311.pdf">Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies</a>, which was published today.  </p>

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{% for pressr in press_releases|slice:":4" %}

  {% if forloop.first or pressr.pub_date|date_within_past_days:365 %}

    {% if not forloop.first %}<hr class="clear">{% endif %}

    {% include "news/pressrelease_partial.html" with pressr=pressr show="dateline" only %}

{% extends "base_news.html" %}

{% block subtitle %}News - {% endblock %}

{% block outercontent %}

    <div id="container">

         <div id="mainContent">

           <div class="breadcrumbs">

             <p><a href="/">Home</a> / <a href="/news/">News</a></p>

           </div>

         <h1><a href="/feeds/news/" class="feedlink"><img src="/img/feed-icon-14x14.png" alt="[RSS]"/></a> Conservancy News</h1>

{% ifnotequal news.number 1 %}<p>(Page {{ news.number }} of {{ news.paginator.num_pages }})</p>{% endifnotequal %}

{% for pressr in news %}

  {% if pressr.is_recent %}

    {% include "news/pressrelease_partial.html" with pressr=pressr show="summary" only %}

  {% else %}

    {% include "news/pressrelease_partial.html" with pressr=pressr show="dateline" only %}

  {% endif %}

{% endfor %}

<p>

{% if news.has_next %}<a class="next_page_button" href="?page={{ news.next_page_number }}">Next page (older) &raquo;</a>{% endif %}

{% if news.has_previous %}<a href="?page={{ news.previous_page_number }}">&laquo; Previous page (newer)</a>{% endif %}

</p>

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