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Daniel Takamori (pono) - 5 months ago 2023-11-21 19:36:05
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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>
 <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.
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 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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