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		microtherion 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Judge hints Vizio TV buyers may have rights to sou... They are being sued by the SFC, which has been deputized by the actual copyright holders to act on their behalf: https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/#linux

pabs3 4 months ago [–]

Except in this case, SFC are not suing on behalf of copyright holders, but as a third-party beneficiary of the GPL contract between copyright holders and Vizio.

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