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Yearslong fight over users' right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial (arstechnica.com)
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[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 47 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Vizio also argued that GPL is a software license, not a contract

Yes, go ahead and rule that software licenses aren’t contracts, I dare you.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

That argument is about whether any customer of a product can sue over a failure to follow a licence, whether the FSF can sue as a customer of Vizio's or whether they have to be representing a rights holder for one of the licences that are being breached

It's unusual for a third party to be able to sue, so it could go either way

[–] TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What's the point of this argument even, like they wouldn't have to abide by the licence of the software they're using?

[–] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

...as would the users...

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 3 points 3 days ago

I'd love to see this happen. Suddenly every proprietary software license would be voided.

Do it. Stalin would be proud.