Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. ByteDance Inc
Summary
Ted Entertainment sues ByteDance for copyright infringement, alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted content.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Coverage: 5P · 0D · 4N
Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the headlines behind the meter
5 plaintiff-favorable · 0 defendant-favorable · 4 neutral
- MPA Calls On TikTok Owner ByteDance To Curb New AI Model That Created Tom Cruise Vs. Brad Pitt DeepfakeIMDb · 2026-03-05
- Warner Bros.’ Cease-and-Desist Says TikTok Owner Made “Deliberate Design Choice” to Rip Off Its IPThe Hollywood Reporter · 2026-02-17
- Disney Blasts ByteDance With Cease And Desist Letter Over Seedance 2.0 AI Video ModelDeadline · 2026-02-13
- MPA Calls On TikTok Owner ByteDance To Curb New AI Model That Created Tom Cruise Vs. Brad Pitt DeepfakeDeadline · 2026-02-12
None classified yet.
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Counsel of record
- EKSM, LLPTom Kherkher
- Ellzey & Associates PLLCJarrett Lee Ellzey
- Heah Bar-Nissim LLPRom Aric Bar-Nissim
- Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLPAnne Margaret Voigts, Kayvan Ghaffari, Laura Christine Hurtado
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket no.
- 3:25-cv-10933
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Jacqueline Scott Corley
- Filed
- 2025-12-23
- Last filing
- 2026-08-27
Cause
17:101 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
ByteDance Inc Matt Fisher Golfholics, Inc. Ted Entertainment, Inc.
Docket entries
- #412026-07-07
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- 2026-07-07
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- #392026-06-05
ORDER by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting 38 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Morgan McCollum. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/5/2026) (Entered: 06/05/2026)
- 2026-06-02
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- 2026-04-01
Set/Reset Deadlines as to 25 MOTION to Dismiss . Motion Hearing set for 8/6/2026 at 10:00 a.m. in San Francisco, Courtroom 08, 19th Floor before Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/1/2026)
- 2026-04-01
Set/Reset Deadlines as to 26 MOTION to Dismiss. Motion Hearing set for 8/6/2026 at 10:00 a.m. in San Francisco, Courtroom 08, 19th Floor before Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/1/2026)
- 2026-03-10
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- 2026-01-29
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- 2026-01-15
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- 2025-12-23
Electronic filing error CLERK'S NOTICE REGARDING THE FILING OF AN ACTION REGARDING A COPYRIGHT. The provisions of 17 U.S.C. 508 require the submission of a report to the Register of Copyrights. Please e-file a proposed Report on the Filing or Determination of an Action or Appeal Regarding a Copyright form AO 121 using the event Civil Events Other Filings Other Documents Copyright, within five days of this notice. Re:1 Complaint filed by Ted Entertainment, Inc. (dhm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/23/2025)
- 2025-12-23
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- 2025-12-23
Electronic filing error CLERK'S NOTICE REGARDING THE FILING OF AN ACTION REGARDING A COPYRIGHT. The provisions of 17 U.S.C. 508 require the submission of a report to the Register of Copyrights. Please e-file a proposed Report on the Filing or Determination of an Action or Appeal Regarding a Copyright form AO 121 using the event Civil Events Other Filings Other Documents Copyright, within five days of this notice. Re: 1 Complaint filed by Ted Entertainment, Inc. (dhm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/23/2025)
Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.