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FSF to be deposed in SFC vs. Vizio, updates relevant FAQ entry
25 years, the Free Software Foundation's (FSF) "Frequently Asked Questions about the GNU Licenses" have been an important educational resource about the GNU General Public Licenses (GPL). Unfortunately, Vizio, Inc., an American publicly traded company that designs and sells televisions, sound bars, viewer data, and advertising, has attempted to exploit the FSF's FAQs to the detriment of software freedom in the case Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC), Inc.
Users should be free to enforce their right to source code under the GNU GPL licenses through any available legal mechanism, without having to rely on a copyright holder to take action. Needless to say, a court decision confirming users' standing to enforce their right to source code under the GNU GPL licenses would be a great help in ensuring software freedom. The FSF invests much of our limited resources in activities that safeguard enforcement of the GNU GPL licenses, which includes extensive preparation for this deposition with legal counsel.
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