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A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. CC-BY 3.0 Join us at FOSSY this year, Thursday August 1st - Sunday August 4th at the Portland State University Smith Memorial Student Union. W...

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A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. SFC LAUNCHES KEY TOOL IN THE FIGHT FOR USER RIGHTS AT FOSDEM This past weekend at FOSDEM, Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) announced an innov...

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A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by DENVER GINGERICH. Please email any comments on this entry to . Across organizations who develop and depl...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2024/feb/03/ccirt-security-and-software-right-to-repair/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. $325,400 RAISED FOR SOFTWARE FREEDOM! This year's fundraiser went right up to the last hour; thanks to all of you for supporting the work we do...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/jan/18/2023-fundraiser-exceeded/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by DANIEL TAKAMORI. Please email any comments on this entry to . CC-BY-NA 4.0 Lucy Voigt Thanks so much to ...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2024/jan/15/supporter-interview-with-elij-and-oliver/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. Photo CC-BY Outreachy CELEBRATING 14 YEARS OF IMPACT In 2023, Outreachy marked a significant milestone in its 14-year journey by welcoming ove...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/jan/11/outreachy-2023-year-in-review/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. SFC FILES OWN “MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION” A very welcome victory in our case against Vizio was presented last week. Judge Sandy Leal...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2024/jan/03/vizio-sj-rejected/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by DENVER GINGERICH. Please email any comments on this entry to . There appears to be some debate over whet...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/dec/21/tesla-no-source-code-no-safety/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by KAREN SANDLER. Please email any comments on this entry to . Just when I think that I've really grokked th...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/dec/19/a-note-from-karen-2023/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. After filing our initial comments in the Copyright Office's request for comments , SFC staff have remained engaged in the process — we've give...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/dec/11/response-to-bigtech-arguments-copyright-office/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. LARGE COALITION AGAINST DMCA AMONG RIGHT TO REPAIR, DIGITAL RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY GROUPS SPEAKS OUT In the case of Green v. Department of Justice...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/dec/06/sfc-amicus-curiae-in-dmca-suit/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by SOURCEWARE PLC. Please email any comments on this entry to . Sourceware is maintained by volunte...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/nov/27/sourceware-thanks-conservancy/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. DOUBLE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO SOFTWARE FREEDOM BEFORE JANUARY 15TH We at Software Freedom Conservancy are proud to be supported by individuals wh...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/nov/21/2023-fundraiser/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. SFC WARNS THAT “COMPULSORY LICENSING” UNDERCUTS GOAL OF COPYLEFT This week, Software Freedom Conservancy responded to the United States Cop...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/nov/01/us-copyright-office-generative-ai-machine-learning/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. SFC lawyers posing outside the courthouse - CC BY-SA 4.0 Last Thursday, Software Freedom Conservancy took the next step in our ongoing litigati...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/oct/12/transcript-msj-hearing/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by DENVER GINGERICH. Please email any comments on this entry to . In SFC's ongoing lawsuit against Vizio as...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/oct/12/how-i-watched-motion-summary-judgment-hearing/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. Both Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) and Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) are committed to defending and expanding software freedom ...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/oct/11/joint-statement-fsfe/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. Click the thumbnail for a link to the recording which includes proprietary Javascript. Software Freedom Conservancy's Policy Fellow Bradley ...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/oct/04/ftc-ai-panel/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. The recordings from FOSSY are now up! You can check them out on the Internet Archive . We have over 100 talks from 19 tracks, from speakers comin...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/sep/14/fossy-videos/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. SFC ANNOUNCES PROGRAM TO HELP FOSS ENTHUSIASTS ADOPT ZOOM ALTERNATIVES Software Freedom Conservancy stands with concerned users and consumers; ...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/aug/15/exit-zoom/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by DENVER GINGERICH. Please email any comments on this entry to . When it comes to the law, people working ...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/jul/27/trademark-history-and-rust/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by BRADLEY M. KUHN. Please email any comments on this entry to . This past weekend, July 13-16th, 2023, Soft...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/jul/19/rhel-panel-fossy-2023/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. ARE YOU REGISTERED? One week from today (July 13-16), we will be gathered at the Oregon Convention Center for the first ever Free and Open Sour...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/jul/06/fossy-next-week/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by BRADLEY M. KUHN. Please email any comments on this entry to . This article was originally published prima...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/jun/23/rhel-gpl-analysis/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. The FOSSY schedule has been set! With four days of talks and workshops, we are looking forward to a fantastic conference. Thanks to all our incr...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/jun/19/fossy-schedule/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. IMPORTANT FREE SOFTWARE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT FINDS NON-PROFIT HOME As a home for Free Software projects since 1998, Sourceware is a keystone ...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/may/15/sourceware-joins-sfc/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. CFP OPEN UNTIL MAY 14TH Today is the day we open the FOSSY CFP and ticket sales! Join us in Portland, OR on JULY 13-16TH at the Oregon Conventi...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/apr/24/fossy-cfp-open/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by DENVER GINGERICH. Please email any comments on this entry to . I grew up on a farm. My parents worked ha...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/mar/16/john-deere-gpl-violations/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. CASE ABOUT THE “FURTHER RESTRICTIONS” REMOVAL PROVISION OF THE AGPLV3 CONTINUES AFTER COUNTERCLAIM FILING UPDATE (2023-11-14): Unfortunatel...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/feb/09/kuhn-neo4j-purethink-expert-report/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. SANDLER COMMENDED BY PREMIER BELGIAN UNIVERSITY FOR HER OUTSTANDING WORK IN SOFTWARE RIGHTS Download the talk video or watch on YouTube At ...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/feb/02/karen-honorary-doctorate/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by DANIEL TAKAMORI. Please email any comments on this entry to . Today Software Freedom Conservancy is offici...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/jan/31/fossy-call-for-tracks/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. $156,730.91 RAISED AFTER EXTENDED MATCH CHALLENGE Thanks to SFC's incredible base of Sustainers and supporters, our original fundraising match ...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/jan/16/2023-fundraiser-successful/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. IF ACCEPTED, APPLIANCES WOULD INCLUDE OFFER FOR SOURCE ON ENERGYGUIDE LABEL As one of his first official acts as DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE, Denver...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2022/dec/21/ftc-comments-free-software-labeling/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by DENVER GINGERICH. Please email any comments on this entry to . Software Freedom Conservancy has today su...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/dec/21/energyguide-software-repair-label/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by DANIEL TAKAMORI. Please email any comments on this entry to . Photo CC-BY-NC-SA Jondale Stratton Next in...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/dec/12/supporter-interview-jondale-stratton/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. Software Freedom Conservancy is announcing our first ever Free and Open Source Software Yearly Conference (FOSSY)! Free and Open Source Software ...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2022/dec/07/fossy-announcement/

A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. GINGERICH TO COORDINATE AND LEAD SFC'S CONTINUED GPL ENFORCEMENT Today Software Freedom Conservancy announces that as part of its ongoing effor...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2022/dec/05/director-of-compliance-denver-gingerich/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by DANIEL TAKAMORI. Please email any comments on this entry to . Photo CC-BY Justin W. Flory This year for ...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/nov/30/interview-justin-flory/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by DANIEL TAKAMORI. Please email any comments on this entry to . Today is Giving Tuesday, and I'd like to sha...

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A news item from Software Freedom Conservancy. SFC NAMED AS TRUSTED PARTY TO VERIFY FUTURE CORRESPONDING SOURCE Stockfish, a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS ) chess engine, has announced...

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2022/nov/28/sfc-named-trusted-party-in-gpl-case/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by BRADLEY M. KUHN. Please email any comments on this entry to . Suppose you go to your weekly MyTown market...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/jul/11/app-store-clones-trademark-approach/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by DENVER GINGERICH AND BRADLEY M. KUHN. Please email any comments on this entry to . MICROSOFT WIL...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/jul/07/microsoft-bans-commerical-open-source-in-app-store/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by DENVER GINGERICH AND BRADLEY M. KUHN. Please email any comments on this entry to . Those who for...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/jun/30/give-up-github-launch/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by BRADLEY M. KUHN. Please email any comments on this entry to . POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO HEAR...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/may/11/vizio-update-1/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by DENVER GINGERICH. Please email any comments on this entry to . Defending your right to modify and repair...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/may/02/copyright-assignment-project/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by BRADLEY M. KUHN. Please email any comments on this entry to . UPDATE (2023-11-14): Unfortunately, the Cou...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/mar/30/neo4j-v-purethink-open-source-affero-gpl/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by BRADLEY M. KUHN. Please email any comments on this entry to . TOWARD A BROAD ETHICAL SOFTWARE LICENSING C...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/mar/17/copyleft-ethical-source-putin-ukraine/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by BRADLEY M. KUHN. Please email any comments on this entry to . Software freedom is our goal. Copyleft is a...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/feb/03/github-copilot-copyleft-gpl/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by BRADLEY M. KUHN. Please email any comments on this entry to . Inspired by the log4j situation, The White ...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/feb/01/biden-foss-security-sbom-copyleft-right-to-repair/

A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy. Blog post by DANIEL TAKAMORI. Please email any comments on this entry to . The second of our series of interviews with ...

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/jan/03/matcher-interview-tony-sebro/