Elsevier Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Summary
Major publishers sue Meta, claiming its AI systems were trained on copyrighted books without permission.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Prior 8P · 1D · 7N (181 articles)→Recent 30d 1P · 0D · 0N (1 article)
3 near-identical articles ran across 3 outlets within 11h — wire syndication or a PR push.
Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet. 3 near-identical articles ran across 3 outlets within 11h — wire syndication or a PR push.
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
100 plaintiff-favorable · 1 defendant-favorable · 81 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 9 plaintiff · 1 defendant · 7 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- The judge ordered Meta to identify all individuals who authorized him to obtain books from shadow libraries and torrent sites.GIGAZINE · 2026-10-21
- Why Would Meta Download So Much Porn?The Atlantic · 2026-07-24
- Google Faces Fresh Copyright LawsuitTechRepublic · 2026-07-16
- Publishers accuse Google of stealing copyrighted content in new lawsuitThe Straits Times · 2026-07-14
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- Keller Rohrback LLPBenjamin Gould, Chris N. Ryder, Derek W. Loeser +1 more
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLPKathryn Campbell Saba, Morgan Amanda Davis
- Oppenheim & Zebrak LLPEdward Crouse
- Oppenheim & Zebrak, LLPEli Goldman
- Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLPJenifer N Hartley, Jessica Phillips, Karen L Dunn +1 more
- Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP ( Palo Alto )Mark Randolph Weinstein
- Cooley LLPElizabeth L. Stameshkin
- Cooley LLP (DC)Phillip E. Morton
- Liu Shur Kravis LLPJustin V. Shur
- Slarskey LLCAdam David Hollander, David Neal Slarskey, Phillip Gasperetti
- Independent counselDeepa Devanathan
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- Docket no.
- 1:26-cv-03689
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- P. Kevin Castel
- Filed
- 2026-05-05
- Last filing
- 2026-10-08
- Terminated
- 2026-09-25
Cause
17:101 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
S.C.R.I.B.E., Inc. (plaintiff) Scott Turow (plaintiff) McGraw Hill LLC (plaintiff) Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Publishers (plaintiff) Hachette Book Group, Inc. (plaintiff) Cengage Learning, Inc. (plaintiff) Elsevier Inc. (plaintiff) Mark Zuckerberg (defendant) Meta Platforms, Inc. (defendant) Kenneth Saladin (intervenor plaintiff)
Docket entries
- 2026-07-09
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- 2026-07-08
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- 2026-07-07
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- 2026-07-02
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- 2026-07-01
>>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. 63 MOTION for Phillip E. Morton to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-33076431. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. (bc)
- 2026-05-18
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- 2026-05-15
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- 2026-05-15
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- 2026-05-14
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- 2026-05-14
>>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. 34 MOTION for Edward Crouse to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-32848008. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. (bc)
- 2026-05-11
>>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. 28 MOTION for Chris Nathaniel Ryder to Appear Pro Hac Vice receipt number ANYSDC-32828952. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. (rju)
- 2026-05-11
>>>NOTICE REGARDING DEFICIENT MOTION TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE. Notice re: Document No. 24 MOTION for Derek William Loeser to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff... The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the filing fee was not paid; two different attorneys listed on Proposed Order.. Pay the filing fee using the event Pro Hac Vice Fee Payment found under the event list Other Documents. (rju) Modified on 5/11/2026 (rju).
- 2026-05-11
Pro Hac Vice Fee Payment: for 24 MOTION for Derek William Loeser to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-32829274..(Loeser, Derek)
- 2026-05-11
>>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. 27 MOTION for Samuel Lev Rubinstein to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-32829182. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. (rju)
- 2026-05-11
>>>NOTICE REGARDING DEFICIENT MOTION TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE. Notice to RE-FILE Document No. 26 MOTION for Chris Nathaniel Ryder to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-32828952. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff... The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): Two different attorneys listed on Proposed Order;. Re-file the motion as a Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice - attach the correct signed PDF - select the correct named filer/filers - attach valid Certificates of Good Standing issued within the past 30 days - attach Proposed Order.. (rju)
- 2026-05-06
***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING CIVIL CASE OPENING STATISTICAL ERROR CORRECTION: Notice to attorney Matthew Jan Oppenheim. The following case opening statistical information was erroneously selected/entered: Arbitration code v (Voluntary);. The following correction(s) have been made to your case entry: the Arbitration code has been deleted;. (jgo)
- 2026-05-06
Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (jgo)
- 2026-05-06
***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Matthew Jan Oppenheim. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: Elsevier Inc.; Cengage Learning, Inc.; Hachette Book Group, Inc.; Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Publishers; McGraw Hill LLC; Scott Turow; S.C.R.I.B.E., Inc.. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party text was omitted;. (jgo)
- 2026-05-06
CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge P. Kevin Castel. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(jgo)
- 2026-05-05
>>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. 12 MOTION for Jeffrey Gould to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-32800201. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. (rju)
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