On 23 December 2025, Judge Leal granted a motion brought by Vizio that sought a ruling on a position that SFC has not actually taken.
Vizio asked the court to rule on something that no one
believes the GPLv2 requires. Specifically, Vizio said in their
motion for summary adjudication:
Defendant VIZIO, Inc. [moves] this Court for summary adjudication [re] whether … GPLv2 … and … LGPLv2.1 … require the licensee [under the GPL Agreements] to
provide information necessary to install modified versions of the licensed
software back onto the Smart TVs with which the software was originally
distributed while ensuring the TVs continue to function properly. …
VIZIO moves on the grounds that the plain language … compels the
conclusion that neither license imposes a duty on licensees to provide all
information necessary to permit reinstallation of modified software back
on the same device such that the device continues to function properly.