Q&A on SFC's lawsuit against Vizio
| Sat 02 Aug 9:45 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
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Bradley M. Kuhn is the Policy Fellow at Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC). Kuhn began his work software freedom movement in 1992, as an early adopter of Linux systems & contributor to various FOSS projects, including Perl. Kuhn was FSF’s Executive Director from 2001–2005, began as SFC’s primary volunteer from 2006–2010, and became SFC's first staff person in 2011. Kuhn's work focuses on enforcement of the GPL agreements, FOSS licensing policy, and infrastructural solutions for FOSS.
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Denver Gingerich
https://ossguy.com/
Denver is a software right-to-repair and standards activist who is currently Director of Compliance at Software Freedom Conservancy, where he enforces software right-to-repair licenses such as the GPL, and is also a director of the worker co-operative that runs JMP.chat, a FOSS phone number (texting/calling) service. Denver writes free software in his spare time: his patches have been accepted into Wine, Linux, and wdiff. Denver received his BMath in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. He gives presentations about digital civil rights and how to ensure FOSS remains sustainable as a community and financially, having spoken at conferences such as FOSSY, SCALE, the Canadian Repair Convention, FOSDEM, SFSCON, CopyleftConf, LibrePlanet, LinuxCon North America, CopyCamp Toronto, FOSSLC's Summercamp, and the Open Video Conference.
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Karen M. Sandler is an attorney and the executive director of Software Freedom Conservancy, a 501c3 nonprofit organization focused on ethical technology. As a patient deeply concerned with the technology in her own body, Karen is known as a cyborg lawyer for her advocacy for free software as a life-or-death issue, particularly in relation to the software on medical devices. She co-organizes Outreachy, the award-winning outreach program for people who face under-representation, systemic bias, or discrimination in tech. She is an adjunct Lecturer-In-Law of Columbia Law School and a visiting scholar at University of California Santa Cruz.
Prior to joining Software Freedom Conservancy, Karen was the executive director of the GNOME Foundation. Before that, she was the general counsel of the Software Freedom Law Center. She began her career as a lawyer at Clifford Chance and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
Karen received her law degree from Columbia Law School where she was a James Kent Scholar and co-founder of the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review. She also holds a bachelor of science in engineering from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.
Sandler has won awards for her work on behalf of software freedom, including the O’Reilly Open Source Award in 2011. She received an honorary doctorate from KU Leuven in 2023.
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Rick is the General Counsel of Software Freedom Conservancy. He has been practicing law since 2000, mostly in the field of intellectual-property litigation. He started his legal careers in Silicon Valley and now resides in Nashville, Tennessee. From 2012 to 2015, he taught copyright law at Vanderbilt University Law School.
Bradley M. Kuhn is the Policy Fellow at Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC). Kuhn began his work software freedom movement in 1992, as an early adopter of Linux systems & contributor to various FOSS projects, including Perl. Kuhn was FSF’s Executive Director from 2001–2005, began as SFC’s primary volunteer from 2006–2010, and became SFC's first staff person in 2011. Kuhn's work focuses on enforcement of the GPL agreements, FOSS licensing policy, and infrastructural solutions for FOSS.
Denver Gingerich
https://ossguy.com/
Denver is a software right-to-repair and standards activist who is currently Director of Compliance at Software Freedom Conservancy, where he enforces software right-to-repair licenses such as the GPL, and is also a director of the worker co-operative that runs JMP.chat, a FOSS phone number (texting/calling) service. Denver writes free software in his spare time: his patches have been accepted into Wine, Linux, and wdiff. Denver received his BMath in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. He gives presentations about digital civil rights and how to ensure FOSS remains sustainable as a community and financially, having spoken at conferences such as FOSSY, SCALE, the Canadian Repair Convention, FOSDEM, SFSCON, CopyleftConf, LibrePlanet, LinuxCon North America, CopyCamp Toronto, FOSSLC's Summercamp, and the Open Video Conference.
Karen M. Sandler is an attorney and the executive director of Software Freedom Conservancy, a 501c3 nonprofit organization focused on ethical technology. As a patient deeply concerned with the technology in her own body, Karen is known as a cyborg lawyer for her advocacy for free software as a life-or-death issue, particularly in relation to the software on medical devices. She co-organizes Outreachy, the award-winning outreach program for people who face under-representation, systemic bias, or discrimination in tech. She is an adjunct Lecturer-In-Law of Columbia Law School and a visiting scholar at University of California Santa Cruz.
Prior to joining Software Freedom Conservancy, Karen was the executive director of the GNOME Foundation. Before that, she was the general counsel of the Software Freedom Law Center. She began her career as a lawyer at Clifford Chance and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
Karen received her law degree from Columbia Law School where she was a James Kent Scholar and co-founder of the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review. She also holds a bachelor of science in engineering from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.
Sandler has won awards for her work on behalf of software freedom, including the O’Reilly Open Source Award in 2011. She received an honorary doctorate from KU Leuven in 2023.
Rick is the General Counsel of Software Freedom Conservancy. He has been practicing law since 2000, mostly in the field of intellectual-property litigation. He started his legal careers in Silicon Valley and now resides in Nashville, Tennessee. From 2012 to 2015, he taught copyright law at Vanderbilt University Law School.
Abstract
There's a reason that some of the most popular shows on television for generations have been courtroom dramas. Court cases are dramatic by their nature!
Come ask us anything at all about the Software Freedom Conservancy's lawsuit against Vizio. The trial is only 6 weeks away, so hear about everything and get yourself ready to go down to Los Angeles and attend the trial.
There's a reason that some of the most popular shows on television for generations have been courtroom dramas. Court cases are dramatic by their nature! Come ask us anything at all about the Software Freedom Conservancy's lawsuit against Vizio. The trial is only 6 weeks away, so hear about everything and get yourself ready to go down to Los Angeles and attend the trial.