Apress Media, LLC v. WeLib

Summary

Apress Media sues WeLib for copyright infringement over unauthorized use of its published works.

Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.

Coverage vs reality meter

Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.

Cause

17:501 Copyright Infringement

Entities in this case

Docket entries

1. #72026-07-07

   No description on file

2. #62026-06-17

   AO 121 FORM COPYRIGHT - CASE OPENING - SUBMITTED. In compliance with the provisions of 17 U.S.C. 508, the Register of Copyrights is hereby advised that a court action has been filed on the following copyright(s) in the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York. Form e-mailed to Register of Copyrights..(jgo) (Entered: 06/17/2026)

3. 2026-06-17

   CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Victor Marrero. 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)

4. 2026-06-17

   No description on file

5. 2026-06-17

   Case Designated ECF. (jgo)

6. 2026-06-17

   Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo 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)

7. #52026-06-16

   AO 121 FORM COPYRIGHT - NOTICE OF SUBMISSION BY ATTORNEY. AO 121 Form Copyright for case opening submitted to court for review. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Works in Suit).(Pariser, Jennifer) (Entered: 06/16/2026)

8. #42026-06-16

   NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Matthew Jan Oppenheim on behalf of Apress Media, LLC, Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Learning, Cengage Learning, Inc., Elsevier Inc., Hachette Book Group, Inc., HarperCollins Publishers LLC, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Publishers, McGraw Hill LLC, Pearson Education, Inc., Penguin Random House LLC, Simon & Schuster, LLC, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC..(Oppenheim, Matthew) (Entered: 06/16/2026)

9. #32026-06-16

   RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Corporate Parent Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA for Penguin Random House LLC; Other Affiliate Informa UK Ltd for Taylor & Francis Group, LLC; Corporate Parent News Corporation, Other Affiliate T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. for HarperCollins Publishers LLC; Other Affiliate The Vanguard Group, Inc., Other Affiliate Blackrock, Inc. for John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; Corporate Parent Louis Hachette Group, Other Affiliate Bollor SE for Hachette Book Group, Inc.; Other Affiliate KKR & Co. Inc. for Cengage Learning, Inc., Simon & Schuster, LLC; Other Affiliate McGraw Hill, Inc. for McGraw Hill LLC; Corporate Parent Springer Nature AG & Co. KGaA for Apress Media, LLC; Corporate Parent Macmillan Holdings, LLC for Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Learning, Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Publishers; Other Affiliate Pearson plc for Pearson Education, Inc.; Corporate Parent RELX plc for Elsevier Inc.. Document filed by Apress Media, LLC, Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Learning, Cengage Learning, Inc., Elsevier Inc., Hachette Book Group, Inc., HarperCollins Publishers LLC, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Publishers, McGraw Hill LLC, Pearson Education, Inc., Penguin Random House LLC, Simon & Schuster, LLC, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC..(Pariser, Jennifer) (Entered: 06/16/2026)

10. #22026-06-16

    CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Pariser, Jennifer) (Entered: 06/16/2026)

11. #12026-06-16

    COMPLAINT against Does 1-10,, WeLib. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-33001943)Document filed by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Penguin Random House LLC, Elsevier Inc., Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill LLC, Simon & Schuster, LLC, Cengage Learning, Inc., Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Publishers, Apress Media, LLC, Hachette Book Group, Inc., Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, Pearson Education, Inc., HarperCollins Publishers LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Works in Suit).(Pariser, Jennifer) (Entered: 06/16/2026)

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