Schneider et al v. YouTube, LLC et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

5:20-cv-04423

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Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Copyright

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Joseph C. Spero

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  1. September 22, 2020

    YouTube Calls Piracy Class Action 'Badly Misguided'

    YouTube is pushing back on a class action that claims the site's anti-piracy tools are only designed to protect big movie studios and record labels, calling it a "badly misguided" case filed by a company that has abused the Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown process.

  2. July 02, 2020

    Composer Says YouTube Fosters 'Hotbed' Of Copyright Piracy

    Grammy Award-winning composer Maria Schneider hit YouTube with a putative class action in California federal court Thursday alleging it facilitates a "hotbed" of copyright infringement through its enforcement system, which she said only protects major studios and record labels and abandons "ordinary creators" like her.