All articles tagged with #copyright infringement
Blizzard filed a copyright lawsuit against the private World of Warcraft server Project Ascension, alleging large-scale, ongoing infringement that distributed millions of pirated copies of Blizzard's game software, causing irreparable harm and lost revenue, and raising concerns about 'bulletproof' Russian servers tied to Aeza Group sanctioned for cybercrime.
A federal judge denied Meta’s bid to dismiss a Strike 3 Holdings/Counterlife Media lawsuit alleging Meta pirated over 2,300 pornographic films via BitTorrent to train its AI, finding plausible direct, vicarious, and contributory copyright infringement and allowing the case to proceed with potential damages up to $359 million.
A federal judge denied Meta’s bid to dismiss Strike 3 Holdings’ lawsuit, allowing claims that Meta coordinated torrenting of Strike 3’s adult videos to train its AI models to proceed. Evidence shows 47 Meta IP addresses torrented thousands of Strike 3 videos (about 81 terabytes) via Anna’s Archive from 2018–2025, with files having coordinated naming patterns. The court rejected Meta’s argument that only rogue employees were involved and held that the act of torrenting itself violated copyright, enabling direct, vicarious, and contributory infringement claims. The ruling signals potential liability for platforms that scrape copyrighted adult content for AI training.
CNN has filed a lawsuit against AI company Perplexity, alleging it unlawfully copied CNN's content after licensing talks failed; the action marks CNN's first AI copyright suit and is part of a broader wave of publisher legal actions aimed at securing compensation as AI tools reuse news content.
A jury found Kanye West (Ye) and his companies liable for six-figure damages after determining he infringed the copyright by using an unreleased demo track, MSD PT2, as the backbone of an early version of Hurricane shown at a Donda listening event. Ye was personally liable for $176,153, Yeezy LLC for $176,153, with Yeezy Supply and Mascotte Holdings ordered to pay $41,625 and $44,627 respectively. Plaintiffs Artists Revenue Advocates argued there was no license or clearance; Ye testified he removed the sample after clearance issues. The judge previously dismissed some related interpolation claims, and appeals could follow.
Dua Lipa filed a federal lawsuit against Samsung accusing the company of copyright and trademark infringement and misappropriating her likeness by using her image on TV box packaging, claiming it boosted Samsung’s sales; Samsung declined to comment; Lipa seeks at least $15 million in damages and a permanent injunction to stop further use, with boxes already distributed in the US including at Walmart.
Dua Lipa has filed a federal lawsuit in the Central District of California accusing Samsung of using a photo of her on cardboard TV packaging without permission. The complaint cites copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and violation of her right of publicity, seeking at least $15 million in damages; Samsung has said nothing publicly due to ongoing litigation.
Dua Lipa filed a $15 million lawsuit against Samsung, accusing the electronics maker of displaying a copyrighted backstage photo of her on Samsung TV packaging since 2025 without permission,amounting to copyright and trademark infringement and a violation of her right of publicity by exploiting her likeness for mass marketing.
Dua Lipa filed a federal lawsuit seeking at least $15 million against Samsung, alleging the company used a backstage photo of her on TV packaging without consent, amounting to copyright and trademark infringement and misappropriation of her likeness; she says Samsung refused to remove the packaging despite cease-and-desist requests, and the case stems from social-media buzz about a 'Dua Lipa TV Box' in 2025.
Dua Lipa filed a $15 million lawsuit against Samsung, alleging copyright and trademark infringement and a violation of her right of publicity for using her image on cardboard TV boxes without consent, with evidence from social posts and claims that Samsung refused to cease the use.
Dua Lipa has filed a $15 million lawsuit in the Central District of California against Samsung, accusing the company of using a photo of her from a music festival on TV packaging without permission and refusing to remove it, alleging copyright infringement and violation of her right of publicity, with claims extending to trademark and endorsement impact.
Activision Blizzard won its copyright case against Turtle WoW in California federal court, securing an immediate cease-and-desist and a permanent injunction to halt development, distribution, and promotion of Turtle WoW and related private servers. Blizzard and Turtle WoW’s owners reached a settlement, with terms confidential and a dismissal expected within 60 days, signaling a likely end to the Turtle WoW network (donations disabled on the site, ongoing discussions unlikely to yield a fan-licensing path).
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that internet service providers aren’t liable for copyright infringement committed by subscribers unless the provider directly intended or actively encouraged the piracy, applying the Grokster framework to Cox Communications’ multi-year case. Cox, which serves about six million subscribers, had faced a $1 billion damages verdict that was overturned on appeal; the decision narrows ISP liability to cases of active involvement rather than mere knowledge that infringement will occur.
Sony Pictures joined Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros. and Netflix in sending a cease‑and‑desist to ByteDance over Seedance 2.0, demanding removal of IP like Breaking Bad and Spider-Verse clips from Seedance’s AI training data amid claims of egregious, willful copyright infringement; with ByteDance promising stronger safeguards, studios push toward potential litigation as Seedance 2.0 clips circulate online.
Netflix has sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance over Seedance 2.0, accusing the AI video tool of high-speed piracy by generating content that imitates Netflix IP and characters from shows like Stranger Things, Bridgerton, and Squid Game. Netflix demands that ByteDance stop generating Netflix likenesses, remove infringing content from training data, identify all infringements, and revoke third-party access, with a response due within three business days. ByteDance says it respects IP and is tightening safeguards, while Disney and Paramount have issued similar complaints.