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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 02/02/2023 seeking reversal of order granting motion to dismiss based on conclusion that Yout's platform was a circumvention tool. Hearing took place 02/05/2024. Currently under review. |
| UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Suno, Inc. | 2024-06-24 | D. Mass. | Motion to amend complaint to add DMCA claim granted. TPM alleged: rolling cipher. |
| UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Uncharted Labs, Inc. | 2024-06-25 | S.D.N.Y. | Complaint filed 06/25/2024. Motion to dismiss circumvention of technological measures denied 04/15/2026. |
| Ziff-Davis Inc., et al. v. OpenAI Inc., et al. | 2025-04-24 | S.D.N.Y. | Motion to dismiss 1201 claim granted. TPM alleged: robots.txt |
| Justice v. Suno, Inc. | 2025-06-14 | D. Mass. | Motion to dismiss DMCA denied. Answer to amended complaint filed. TPM alleged: rolling cipher. |
| 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 05/21/2026. Plaintiffs' motion for reconsideration of dismissal of unfair competition claim denied. |
| Concept Engineering LLC v. Pinterest, Inc. | 2025-07-03 | D. Del. | Motion to dismiss pending; TPMs alleged: reCaptcha; disabling right-click download button. |
| Woulard v. Uncharted Labs, Inc. | 2025-10-15 | N.D. Ill. | Motion to dismiss filed 02/06/2026, case transferred to S.D.N.Y. |
| Woulard v. Suno, Inc. | 2025-10-16 | N.D. Ill. | Complaint amended 12/08/2025. Motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction or venue filed 01/13/2026 pending. |
| Reddit, Inc. v. SerpAPI LLC | 2025-10-22 | S.D.N.Y. | Motion to dismiss mostly denied; however state law claims for unjust enrichment and unfair competition dismissed and 1201(b) claims against SerpAPI dismissed. Motion to dismiss by defendant OxyLabs pending. Perplexity and SerpAPI answer to amended complaint filed. TPM alleged: Google SearchGuard. |
| Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Nvidia Corp. | 2025-11-26 | N.D. Cal. | Motion to dismiss amended complaint pending ruling. TPMs alleged: rolling cipher, IP-blocking, CAPTCHA proof-of-address tokens, and short-lived, session bound URLs |
| Attack the Sound LLC v. Kunlun Tech Co., LTD | 2025-12-17 | N.D. Ill. | Status report 05/21/2026. Motions to dismiss filed 07/13/2026 and 07/14/2026. TPM alleged: rolling cipher |
| Google LLC v. SerpApi, LLC | 2025-12-19 | N.D. Cal. | Motion to dismiss granted with leave to amend. Motion to dismiss amended complaint filed. TPM alleged: SearchGuard. |
| Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. ByteDance Inc. | 2025-12-23 | N.D. Cal. | Motion to dismiss amended complaint pending. TPMs alleged: rolling cipher, IP-blocking, CAPTCHA proof-of-address tokens, and short-lived, session bound URLs. |
| Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2025-12-23 | N.D. Cal. | Motion to dismiss amended complaint pending. TPMs alleged: rolling cipher, IP-blocking, CAPTCHA proof-of-address tokens, and short-lived, session bound URLs. |
| 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.) 04/15/2026. Motion to dismiss denied. TPMs alleged: rolling cipher, IP-blocking, CAPTCHA proof-of-address tokens, and short-lived, session bound URLs. |
| Ace Cam Inc. v. Runway AI, Inc. | 2026-02-18 | S.D.N.Y. | Consolidated with Bussinessing LLC v. Runway AI, Inc., and Gardner v. Runway AI, Inc. Motion to dismiss consolidated class action complaint fully briefed, ruling pending. TPMs alleged: rolling cipher, IP-blocking, CAPTCHA proof-of-address tokens, and short-lived, session bound URLs |
| Chmura v. Snap Inc. | 2026-02-18 | C.D. Cal. | Consolidated with Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Snap Inc. |
| Gardner v. Runway AI, Inc. | 2026-02-23 | C.D. Cal. | Consolidated with Bussinessing LLC v. Runway AI, Inc., and Ace Cam Inc. v. Runway AI, Inc. Motion to dismiss consolidated class action complaint fully briefed, ruling pending. TPMs alleged: rolling cipher, IP-blocking, CAPTCHA proof-of-address tokens, and short-lived, session bound URLs |
| Businessing LLC v. Runway AI, Inc. | 2026-02-27 | S.D.N.Y. | Consolidated with Ace Cam Inc. v. Runway AI, Inc., and Gardner v. Runway AI, Inc. Motion to dismiss consolidated class action complaint fully briefed, ruling pending. TPMs alleged: rolling cipher, IP-blocking, CAPTCHA proof-of-address tokens, and short-lived, session bound URLs |
| Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Amazon.com Inc. | 2026-04-03 | W.D. Wash. | Motion to dismiss amended complaint pending. TPMs alleged: rolling cipher, IP-blocking, CAPTCHA proof-of-address tokens, and short-lived, session bound URLs. |
| Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Apple Inc. | 2026-04-03 | N.D. Cal. | Motion to dismiss amended complaint pending ruling. TPMs alleged: rolling cipher, IP-blocking, CAPTCHA proof-of-address tokens, and short-lived, session bound URLs |
| Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. OpenAI Inc. | 2026-04-03 | N.D. Cal. | Motion to dismiss amended complaint pending. TPMs alleged: rolling cipher, IP-blocking, CAPTCHA proof-of-address tokens, and short-lived, session bound URLs. |
| Sony Music Entertainment et al v. Uncharted Labs, Inc. et al | 2026-07-20 | S.D.N.Y. | Answer filed. TPM alleged: terms of service and using code to stream rip audio files. |
| Round Hill Music LP et al v. Anthropic PBC | 2026-08-17 | N.D. Cal. | Complaint filed. TPMs alleged: login credentials, session tokens, paywalls; CAPTCHA; IP rate-limiting; JavaScript rendering; terms of service; robots.txt |
| Round Hill Music LP et al v. Suno, Inc. et al | 2026-08-17 | N.D. Cal. | Complaint filed. TPMs alleged: login credentials, session tokens, paywalls; CAPTCHA; IP rate-limiting; JavaScript rendering; terms of service; robots.txt |
| Gerencia 360 Music, Inc. v. Suno, Inc. et al | 2026-08-31 | N.D. Cal. | Complaint filed. TPMs alleged: login credentials, session tokens, paywalls; CAPTCHA; IP rate-limiting; JavaScript rendering; terms of service; robots.txt |