T he Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) organisation (https:// sfconservancy.org) is suing TV manufacturer Vizio over what it claims are “repeated failures to fulfil even the basic requirements of the General Public License (GPL).” Vizio, a popular TV brand in the US, uses a smart TV platform called SmartCast, which the SFC alleges “contain software that Vizio unfairly appropriated from a community of developers who intended consumers to have very specific rights to modify, improve, share, and reinstall modified versions of the software.”
While the SFC’s lawsuit isn’t looking for monetary damages, it “seeks access to the technical information that the copyleft licenses require Vizio to provide to all customers who purchase its TVs.” You can see the full lawsuit complaint at https://bit.ly/lxf283sfccomplaint.