Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.
Summary
Ted Entertainment sues Apple for copyright infringement involving works potentially related to Golfholics.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Prior 2P · 3D · 4N (28 articles)→Recent 30d 0P · 0D · 1N (1 article)
Press coverage leans defendant-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
11 plaintiff-favorable · 5 defendant-favorable · 13 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 2 plaintiff · 3 defendant · 5 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- 'The AI Doc' director says ‘F*ck you’ to AI companies stealing artists’ IPmashable.com · 2026-04-16
- Class action alleges Apple secretly scraped and trained its AI on YouTube videosClaim Depot · 2026-04-10
- YouTubers Sue Apple for Scraping Videos to Train AI ModelsWinBuzzer · 2026-04-09
- Copyright lawsuits against AI companies are starting to pay off. Three YouTubers are filing class actions to make sure creators get their cut.Tubefilter · 2026-04-08
- Apple Defends Scraping YouTube Videos For AI Training In Copyright CaseHotHardware · 2026-07-03
- Apple Says YouTube AI Scraping Suit Fails Under DMCALaw360 · 2026-07-03
- Streamer's Reaction Video Is Fair Use, Judge FindsLaw360 · 2026-07-02
- Streamer's 'Lazy Reaction' Video May Be Fair Use, Judge SaysLaw360 · 2026-06-05
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- Heah Bar-Nissim LLPRom Aric Bar-Nissim
- Latham & Watkins LLPAndrew Michael Gass, Melanie Marilyn Blunschi, Nicole Charlene Valco
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPJoshua L Simmons
- Kirkland Ellis LLPDale Cendali
- Latham and Watkins LLPJoseph Richard Wetzel
- Latham Watkins LLPElana Nightingale Dawson
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket no.
- 3:26-cv-02936
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Richard Seeborg
- Filed
- 2026-04-03
- Last filing
- 2026-08-24
Cause
17:101 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Apple, Inc. Matt Fisher Golfholics, Inc. Ted Entertainment, Inc.
Docket entries
- #282026-07-01
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- #272026-06-29
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- #262026-06-29
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- #252026-06-29
Order. Signed 6/29/2026 by Chief Judge Richard Seeborg granting 23 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Joshua L. Simmons.(klh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/29/2026) (Entered: 06/29/2026)
- #242026-06-29
Order. Signed 6/29/2026 by Chief Judge Richard Seeborg granting 21 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Elana Nightingale Dawson.(klh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/29/2026) (Entered: 06/29/2026)
- #232026-06-26
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22148933.) filed by Apple, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Simmons, Joshua) (Filed on 6/26/2026) (Entered: 06/26/2026)
- #222026-06-26
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Dale Cendali on behalf of Apple, Inc. (Cendali, Dale) (Filed on 6/26/2026) (Entered: 06/26/2026)
- #212026-06-26
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice for Elana Nightingale Dawson ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22147309.) filed by Apple, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Nightingale Dawson, Elana) (Filed on 6/26/2026) (Entered: 06/26/2026)
- #202026-06-26
Certificate of Interested Entities by Apple, Inc. (Gass, Andrew) (Filed on 6/26/2026) (Entered: 06/26/2026)
- #192026-06-26
Corporate Disclosure Statement by Apple, Inc. (Gass, Andrew) (Filed on 6/26/2026) (Entered: 06/26/2026)
- #182026-06-26
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Nicole Charlene Valco on behalf of Apple, Inc. (Valco, Nicole) (Filed on 6/26/2026) (Entered: 06/26/2026)
- 2026-06-26
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- 2026-04-14
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- 2026-04-13
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- 2026-04-13
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- 2026-04-13
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- 2026-04-13
CASE REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins for Discovery. (chh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/13/2026)
- 2026-04-10
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- 2026-04-09
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- 2026-04-06
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Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.