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.
LGPL win for routers!
SFC funded lawsuit wins rights in Germany! Users of AVM routers in Germany are now able to take advantage of the LGPL software on their routers to allow them to reinstall and reconfigure their FRITZ!Box routers. To read more about the case and why this software right-to-repair is important.
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SFC Files Updated Motion for Summary Adjudication in Historic Vizio Case
July 10, 2025
Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) announces that we seek summary adjudication on a key issue in our case against the TV manufacturer, Vizio. This Motion for Summary Adjudication (“MSA”) is an important next step in SFC's ongoing case against Vizio — who has been in violation of the copyleft terms of the General Public License, version 2 (GPLv2) and Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 (LGPLv2.1) for many years. SFC's renewed MSA specifically asks Judge Sandy N. Leal of the Superior Court of California in Orange County to rule — as a matter of law — that SFC has a right as a third-party beneficary under GPLv2.
Copyleft-next Relaunched
July 1, 2025
Looking at the Location of FOSSY
May 12, 2025
Liblouis Joins Software Freedom Conservancy
March 17, 2025
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Everyone is asking the wrong questions about TikTok
by on January 18, 2025
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Karen Sandler interviews Cory Doctorow
by on January 15, 2025
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amicus curiae
“Amicus curiae” literally means “friend of the court” and is what you call someone who isn’t a party to the case but,because of their strong interest or expertise in the subject matter of the case, has information or argument that the court would find useful in reaching a decision.
