Interoperability goes to court: a case for Software Freedom
summary
EU campaign pushes device neutrality so phones must allow true app installs and hardware API access; Free Software Foundation Europe files nine reports, joins expert meetings, and brings strategic litigation to force enforcement of the Digital Markets Act. Regulators find only one patent at issue; court intervention targets DMA article 67. Practical wins: a €20,000 moral-damages ruling for a refunds case and a refund for freedom campaign; audit finds 56 requests—0 approvals from Apple under its interoperability process.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Interoperability and legal view
- 2:04Tech triopoly dominance
- 4:56Proprietary lock-ins and surveillance
- 9:57Digital Markets Act reforms
- 15:34Device neutrality solution
- 19:21FSFE legal interventions
- 23:19Apple vs interoperability obligations
- 30:09Call to action for developers
- 33:48Q&A
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