California Judge May Require Vizio to Provide SmartCast TV Source Code Under GPL Licensing
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Summary
A California judge has issued a tentative ruling that could require Vizio to provide source code for its SmartCast TV software, which allegedly uses open source code licensed under GPLv2 and LGPLv2.1. The Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) filed the legal complaint seeking access to the source code so Vizio customers can modify and improve the platform, as required by GPL licensing terms. The ruling signals potential support for SFC's copyleft enforcement efforts against companies that use open source software without complying with license requirements.
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· 4 pulledElectronics biz Vizio may be required by a California court to provide source code for its SmartCast TV software, which is allegedly based on open source code licensed under the GPLv2 and LGPLv2.1.
The legal complaint from the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) seeks access to the SmartCast source code so that Vizio customers can make changes and improvements to the platform, something that ought to be possible for code distributed under the GPL.
California Superior Court Judge Sandy Leal issued a tentative ruling in advance of a hearing, indicating support for part of SFC's legal complaint.
Tentative ruling signals a potential win for SFC's copyleft enforcement push.
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