Watch a hearing in SFC's Vizio Case live *right now*
Bradley M. Kühn
bkuhn at sfconservancy.org
Thu Nov 13 18:56:25 UTC 2025
SFC Sustainers,
There's a big hearing today in Vizio case regarding their violations of GPL
and LGPL. You can watch live *right now* if you'd like to watch the
hearing.
The hearing is regarding Vizio's requested summary adjudication:
https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/vizio.html#vizio-msa
Vizio is arguing users have no right to install their own software onto
their devices.
This morning,the judge tentatively DENIED their motion:
https://www.occourts.org/sites/default/files/oc/default/tentative-rulings/slealrulings.pdf
The hearing on that tentative ruling starts right now. You can watch¹ it at:
https://occourtsapp.occourts.org/aci/checkin-results?dept=C33
¹ This requires proprietary software, but Zoom for Government terms are less
onerous than standard terms.
Please also be sure to renew your sustainership before the end of 2025:
https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer
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Bradley M. Kühn - he/them - Policy Fellow & Hacker-in-Residence at Software Freedom Conservancy
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