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DMCA Section 1201 Litigation Tracker
Tracking significant Digital Millennium Copyright Act Section 1201 lawsuits involving data scraping, AI, and related disputes across federal courts.
For more information about the latest DMCA cases, please see our blog, DMCA Section 1201 Claims: The New Battleground for AI and Data Scraping Litigation. | As of 5/26/2026
| Case Name | Filing Date | Jurisdiction | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yout, LLC v. Recording Indus. Assoc. of Am., Inc. | 2022-10-25 | 2d Cir. | Opening brief filed 2/2/2023 seeking reversal of order granting motion to dismiss based on conclusion that Yout’s platform was a circumvention tool. Hearing took place February 5, 2024. Currently under review. |
| Justice v. Suno, Inc. | 2024-06-14 | D. Mass. | Complaint amended 9/22/2025. Hearing on motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim heard 3/20/2026, order pending. |
| UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Suno, Inc. | 2024-06-24 | D. Mass. | Complaint filed 6/24/2024 for copyright infringement of sound recordings used to train AI models. Discovery ongoing. Dispositive motion deadline Apri 9, 2027. Motion to amend complaint fully briefed, ruling pending. |
| UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Uncharted Labs, Inc. | 2024-06-25 | S.D.N.Y. | Complaint filed 6/25/2024 for copyright infringement of sound recordings used to train AI models. Answer filed 8/1/2024, special master appointed 12/5/2024. Motion to dismiss circumvention of technological measures denied 4/15/2026. Motion to amend complaint to add copyrighted works denied 6/29/2026. |
| Justice v. Uncharted Labs, Inc. | 2025-06-16 | S.D.N.Y. | Complaint amended 10/27/2025. Motion to dismiss circumvention of technological measures denied 5/21/2026. Plaintiffs’ motion for reconsideration of dismissal of unfair competition claim pending. |
| Concept Engineering LLC v. Pinterest, Inc. | 2025-07-03 | S.D.N.Y. | Motion to dismiss pending. |
| Woulard v. Uncharted Labs, Inc. | 2025-10-15 | N.D. Ill. | Motion to dismiss filed 2/6/2026, court will hear motion on 7/15/2026. |
| Woulard v. Suno, Inc. | 2025-10-16 | N.D. Ill. | Complaint amended 12/8/2025. Motion to dismiss filed 1/13/2026. Motion to stay discovery granted 3/10/2026. Status hearing set for August 13, 2026. |
| Reddit, Inc. v. SerpAPI LLC | 2025-10-22 | S.D.N.Y. | Amended complaint filed 2/6/2026. Motion to dismiss filed 3/13/2026, hearing scheduled for 7/23/2026. |
| Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Nvidia Corp. | 2025-11-26 | N.D. Cal. | Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim filed 4/6/2026, hearing set for 7/23/2026. |
| Attack the Sound LLC v. Kunlun Tech Co., LTD | 2025-12-17 | N.D. Ill. | Status report 5/21/2026. Motions to dismiss filed 7/13/26 and 7/14/26. |
| Google LLC v. SerpApi, LLC | 2025-12-19 | N.D. Cal. | Motion to dismiss granted for failure to state a claim July 20, 2026. Amended complaint due August 10, 2026. |
| Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. ByteDance Inc. | 2025-12-23 | N.D. Cal. | Amended complaint filed 4/13/2026. Motion to dismiss pending, hearing set for 9/24/2026. Case management conference set for 10/7/2026. |
| Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2025-12-23 | N.D. Cal. | Amended complaint filed 4/22/2026. Motion to dismiss pending, hearing set for 8/6/2026. Case management conference set for 7/28/2026. |
| Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Snap Inc. | 2026-01-23 | C.D. Cal. | Consolidated with Chmura v. Snap, Inc., Case No. 2:26-CV-01732 (C.D. Cal.) 4/15/2026. Motion to dismiss consolidated complaint set for hearing on 7/17/2026. |
| Ace Cam Inc. v. Runway AI, Inc. | 2026-02-18 | S.D.N.Y. | Consolidated with Bussinessing LLC v. Runway AI, Inc., Case No. 1:26-cv-01655-LAK (S.D.NY) 3/27/2026. Consolidated with Gardner. v. Runway AI, Inc., Case No. 26-cv-4360 (LAK) 6/9/2026. Consolidated class action complaint filed 4/27/2026. Motion to dismiss consolidated class action complaint fully briefed, ruling pending. |
| Chmura v. Snap Inc. | 2026-02-18 | C.D. Cal. | See Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Snap Inc. |
| Gardner v. Runway AI, Inc. | 2026-02-23 | C.D. Cal. | See Ace Cam Inc. v. Runway AI, Inc. |
| Businessing LLC v. Runway AI, Inc. | 2026-02-27 | S.D.N.Y. | See Ace Cam Inc. v. Runway AI, Inc. |
| Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Amazon.com Inc. | 2026-04-03 | W.D. Wash. | Amended complaint filed 6/30/2026. |
| Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Apple Inc. | 2026-04-03 | N.D. Cal. | Amended complaint filed 7/14/2026. |
| Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. OpenAI Inc. | 2026-04-03 | N.D. Cal. | Complaint filed 4/3/2026. Motion to dismiss due 7/27/2026, opposition due 8/24/2026. Initial case management conference set for 11/5/2026. |