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<p>We recently filed <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.837808/gov.uscourts.cacd.837808.14.0.pdf">a Motion for Remand in our
lawsuit against Vizio</a> for their flagrant GPL violations, alleged
with great detail in <a href="/docs/software-freedom-conservancy-v-vizio-complaint-2021-10-19.pdf">our complaint in California state
court</a>. This skirmish in what will likely be a long lawsuit is of particular interest, because the issues explored
directly address one fundamental legal truth of the GPL: it simultaneously operates as a copyright license granted by the copyright holders and as a contract that benefits everyone in the software supply chain — most importantly, the consumers at the end of that supply chain. <a href="/blog/2022/dec/28/vizio-update-1/">Read more…</a></p>