Software Freedom Conservancy is a nonprofit organization centered around ethical technology. Our mission is to ensure the right to repair, improve and reinstall software. We promote and defend these rights through fostering free and open source software (FOSS) projects, driving initiatives that actively make technology more inclusive, and advancing policy strategies that defend FOSS (such as copyleft). Learn more.
On MON 2025-09-22, the trial begins in SFC's historic lawsuit against Vizio for their violations of GPLv2 & LGPLv2.1. Would you like to attend the trial as an observer? Apply for a travel grant today!
July 24, 2025
Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) welcomes applications from members of the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) community to attend the state court trial in the SFC v. Vizio case. The trial will take place in Santa Ana, Orange County, California from September 22–30, 2025. If you are interested, please follow the instructions below to apply for a travel grant to attend the trial. These grants are limited and will be awarded on a competitive basis.
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In a summary judgment motion, a party in a lawsuit asks the Court to rule immediately on some (or all) of the claims made in the complaint. A motion for summary judgment on just some issues is called “partial”. … In California state court — these are “motions for summary adjudication”.