All articles tagged with #copyright infringement
Writer Lauren J. Salkin alleges that Taylor Sheridan copied elements from her rejected 2016 Sovereign Nation pitch for Yellowstone, including casino-centric political power, land-development mechanisms, and even casting choices; the lawsuit names 101 Studios, Paramount Global and NBCUniversal and seeks damages, profits, and an injunction to stop future infringement.
TV writer Lauren J. Salkin sues Taylor Sheridan, Paramount, Elevate Entertainment and NBCUniversal, claiming her long-developed pitch for a show called Sovereign Nation shares major similarities with Yellowstone—including tribal governance, casino-centered power and land disputes—and that Sheridan was initially unavailable for TV projects before Yellowstone's 2018 debut. She seeks damages, profits and an injunction to stop future infringement; reps for the defendants have not commented.
Entertainment writer Lauren J. Salkin has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Taylor Sheridan, NBCUniversal, and Paramount, alleging Yellowstone copied her pilot concept and characters from a 2016–2017 submission titled Sovereign Nation; she seeks an injunction against further infringement and damages.
Universal Studios issued a strong warning after an unauthorized high‑quality copy of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey leaked online, triggering takedown protocols and a pledge to pursue remedies to protect IP; the clip circulated on X, racking up millions of views before a takedown. The leak coincides with the film’s strong box-office run, including an around $87 million second weekend, and related distribution chatter and technical issues noted in coverage.
A high‑quality bootleg of Universal’s The Odyssey circulated on X after a viral post, pulling in more than 2 million views within a few hours before a takedown notice and suspension of the post; the leak comes as the film continues strong at the box office in its second weekend.
Sony Music Entertainment filed a second copyright infringement lawsuit against Udio in SDNY, accusing it of copying 30,117 sound recordings to train its AI models. The recordings are a subset of matches identified during discovery and were not added to the original case after a June ruling allowing separate action. Udio has licensing deals with several major labels, but Sony remains unlicensed; the new suit seeks statutory damages up to $150,000 per work, plus DMCA-related penalties and an injunction, highlighting the ongoing clash over training data for AI music tools.
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.