Entrepreneur Media, LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Summary
Entrepreneur Media sues Meta for copyright infringement over allegedly stolen content.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Prior 6P · 2D · 3N (17 articles)→Recent 30d 1P · 0D · 0N (1 article)
Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
10 plaintiff-favorable · 3 defendant-favorable · 5 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 7 plaintiff · 2 defendant · 3 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- Meta tries to scapegoat staff who downloaded torrents to spare execsArs Technica · 2026-10-20
- Meta Fails to Block Zuckerberg Deposition in AI, Copyright SuitBloomberg Law News · 2026-08-11
- Major publishers like Macmillan allege Meta used pirated books to train its Llama modelMediaNama · 2026-05-06
- Judge Allows BitTorrent Seeding Claims Against Meta, Despite Lawyers ‘Lame Excuses’torrentfreak.com · 2026-03-30
- Judge allows Meta to amend copyright claim but has biting criticism for Boies SchillerDaily Journal · 2026-03-26
- Judge allows Meta to amend copyright claim but has biting criticism for Boies SchillerDaily Journal · 2026-03-26
- Business-Focused Copyright Owner’s AI Suit Fails, Meta SaysMealey's · 2026-01-15
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- Hueston Hennigan LLPLee Linderman, Michael Purpura, Moez Mansoor Kaba
- Independent counselBrittnee Bui, Jason L. Morris
- Newmeyer & Dillion, LLPBenjamin Patrick Pugh
- Newmeyer Dillion LLPMichael Brandon McClellan
- PRO SECognella, Inc.
- Stris & Maher LLPChristopher M Rigali
- Newmeyer & Dillion LLPHarlye Carlton
- Cooley LLPBobby A. Ghajar, Elizabeth Lee Stameshkin, Kathleen R. Hartnett +2 more
- Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLPJessica E Phillips, Karen Leah Dunn, Kyle N. Smith
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPAngela Dunning
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket no.
- 3:25-cv-09579
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Vince Chhabria
- Filed
- 2025-11-06
- Last filing
- 2026-10-06
Cause
17:101 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Cognella, Inc. (plaintiff) Entrepreneur Media, LLC (plaintiff) Meta Platforms, Inc. (defendant) Strike 3 Holdings, LLC (miscellaneous)
Docket entries
- 2026-07-08
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- 2026-07-01
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- 2026-06-18
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- 2026-05-26
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- 2026-04-10
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- 2026-04-02
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- 2026-03-16
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- 2026-02-24
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- 2026-02-02
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- 2026-01-20
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- 2025-12-22
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- 2025-12-16
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- 2025-12-12
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- 2025-11-25
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- 2025-11-25
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- 2025-11-25
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- 2025-11-25
CASE REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson for Discovery. (jnk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/25/2025)
- 2025-11-10
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- 2025-11-07
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- 2025-11-06
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Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.