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===SFC sues Vizio for violating GPL (''2021 - Present''):=== | ===SFC sues Vizio for violating GPL (''2021 - Present''):=== | ||
{{Main|Vizio sued over unfairly appropriated software for their SmartCast system}} | {{Main|Vizio sued over unfairly appropriated software for their SmartCast system}} | ||
On 19 October 2021, the [https://sfconservancy.org Software Freedom Conservancy] (SFC) sued Vizio over the alleged unfairly appropriated software in their SmartCast system.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Vizio Lawsuit Q & A |url=https://sfconservancy.org/press/qanda.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020053409/https://sfconservancy.org/press/qanda.html |archive-date=20 Oct 2021 |publisher=Software Freedom Conservancy |language=en |format=article}}</ref> The SFC argues that Vizio’s alleged failure to adhere to copyleft-licensing requirements denies rights that are guaranteed to downstream users.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |author=Steven Vaughan-Nichols |date=19 Oct 2021 |title=Software Freedom Conservancy sues Vizio for GPL violations |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/software-freedom-conservancy-sues-vizio-for-gpl-violations/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019203625/https://www.zdnet.com/article/software-freedom-conservancy-sues-vizio-for-gpl-violations/ |archive-date=19 Oct 2021 |publisher=ZDNET |language=en |format=article}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=FOSSA Editorial Team |date=13 May 2022 |title=The Massive Implications of Software Freedom Conservancy vs. Vizio |url=https://fossa.com/blog/massive-implications-software-freedom-conservancy-vs-vizio/ |archive-url=https:// | On 19 October 2021, the [https://sfconservancy.org Software Freedom Conservancy] (SFC) sued Vizio over the alleged unfairly appropriated software in their SmartCast system.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Vizio Lawsuit Q & A |url=https://sfconservancy.org/press/qanda.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020053409/https://sfconservancy.org/press/qanda.html |archive-date=20 Oct 2021 |publisher=Software Freedom Conservancy |language=en |format=article}}</ref> The SFC argues that Vizio’s alleged failure to adhere to copyleft-licensing requirements denies rights that are guaranteed to downstream users.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |author=Steven Vaughan-Nichols |date=19 Oct 2021 |title=Software Freedom Conservancy sues Vizio for GPL violations |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/software-freedom-conservancy-sues-vizio-for-gpl-violations/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019203625/https://www.zdnet.com/article/software-freedom-conservancy-sues-vizio-for-gpl-violations/ |archive-date=19 Oct 2021 |publisher=ZDNET |language=en |format=article}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=FOSSA Editorial Team |date=13 May 2022 |title=The Massive Implications of Software Freedom Conservancy vs. Vizio |url=https://fossa.com/blog/massive-implications-software-freedom-conservancy-vs-vizio/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250914204857/https://fossa.com/blog/massive-implications-software-freedom-conservancy-vs-vizio/ |archive-date=14 Sep 2025|publisher=FOSSA |language=en |format=article}}</ref> | ||
===Vizio strongly disagrees with Consumer Reports not recommending them anymore (''2019''):=== | ===Vizio strongly disagrees with Consumer Reports not recommending them anymore (''2019''):=== | ||