Nicklen v. Mashable, Inc.
Summary
Photographer David Nicklen is suing Mashable and multiple Sinclair television entities for copyright infringement over use of his wildlife photography. The case centers on unauthorized reproduction and distribution of Nicklen's copyrighted images without permission or proper licensing.
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Counsel of record
- Ballard Spahr LLP (NYC)Joseph Slaughter, Thomas Byrne Sullivan
- Hearst CorporationMatthew Roffman Greenfield, Ravi Viren Sitwala
- Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPJennifer Lynn Bloom
- James H. Bartolomei, III PAJames Henry Bartolomei , III
- Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP (NYC)Robert N. Kaplan
- Shapiro Arato Bach LLPCynthia S. Arato
- Independent counselBryan Daniel Hoben
- Anderson and Associates, LLPYen-Yi Anderson
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- Docket no.
- 1:20-cv-10300
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Jed S. Rakoff
- Disposition
- settled / voluntarily dismissed
- Filed
- 2020-12-07
- Last filing
- 2021-10-28
- Terminated
- 2021-10-13
Cause
17:101 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
WUCW, LLC (defendant) WRDC, LLC (defendant) The Tennis Channel, Inc. (defendant) Sinclair Television Stations, LLC (defendant) Sinclair Television of Omaha, LLC. (defendant) Sinclair Television of New Bern, LLC (defendant) Sinclair Television of Illinois, LLC (defendant) Sinclair Television Media, Inc. (defendant) Sinclair Media of Washington, LLC (defendant) Sinclair Media of Seattle, LLC (defendant) Sinclair Media of Boise, LLC (defendant) Sinclair Communications, LLC (defendant) San Antonio Television, LLC (defendant) KENV, LLC (defendant) Harrisburg Television, Inc. (defendant) WTWC Licensee, LLC (defendant) WTVX Licensee, LLC (defendant) WSBT Licensee, LLC (defendant) WOIA Licensee, LLC (defendant) WMMP Licensee L.P. (defendant)
Docket entries
- 2021-05-20
Telephone Conference
- 2021-03-02
Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Voluntary Dismissal
- 2021-02-19
Notice to Court Regarding Voluntary Dismissal
- 2021-02-12
Telephone Conference
- 2021-02-08
~Util - Set Hearings AND 1 - Terminate Hearings
- 2021-01-28
Notice of Hearing
- 2021-01-28
~Util - Set Hearings AND Telephone Conference AND 1 - Terminate Hearings
- 2021-01-19
Summons Issued
- 2021-01-19
Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Request for Issuance of Summons
- 2021-01-19
Notice Regarding Deleted Document
- 2020-12-18
1 - Terminate Hearings AND ~Util - Set Hearings AND Telephone Conference
- 2020-12-18
~Util - Set Hearings AND 1 - Terminate Hearings
- 2020-12-18
~Util - Set Hearings AND Telephone Conference AND 1 - Terminate Hearings
- 2020-12-18
~Util - Set Hearings AND 1 - Terminate Hearings AND Telephone Conference
- 2020-12-18
1 - Terminate Hearings AND ~Util - Set Hearings
- 2020-12-11
Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Pleading
- 2020-12-08
Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Pleading
- 2020-12-08
Civil Case Opening Fee Payment
- 2020-12-08
Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient AO 120/121 Form
- 2020-12-08
Case Opening Fee Due
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