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YouTube is named in 7 U.S. federal IP lawsuits · 3 active.

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  1. ActiveCopyrightC.D. Cal.· 2:22-cv-051792026-09-28
    Art Records, LLC v. Youtube, LLC

    Art Records and a coalition of Turkish music producers and distributors sued YouTube for copyright infringement over unlicensed musical recordings. The case targets YouTube's hosting of copyrighted sound recordings from multiple Turkish music labels and production companies without proper licensing or compensation.

  2. ClosedCopyrightN.D. Cal.· 3:26-cv-002792026-08-11
    Shlapatskyi v. YouTube, LLC

    Viacheslav Shlapatskyi sues YouTube for allegedly infringing his copyright through unauthorized content.

  3. ActiveCopyrightILND· 1:24-cv-133242026-07-23
    Foster Boy Movies LLC v. YouTube, Inc

    Foster Boy Movies sues YouTube for copyright infringement over allegedly unauthorized use of its film content.

  4. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.· 5:25-cv-050692026-06-24
    Art Records LLC v. YouTube LLC

    Art Records LLC sues YouTube and Google for copyright infringement over unauthorized music content.

  5. DormantCopyrightN.D. Cal.· 5:25-mc-802272025-08-15
    Liberty Troll LLC v. Google, LLC d/b/a YouTube

    Liberty Troll sues YouTube for copyright infringement over allegedly stolen creative content.

  6. DormantCopyrightN.D. Cal.· 5:25-mc-802082025-07-22
    DeCastro v. Google LLC d/b/a YouTube

    DeCastro sues YouTube for copyright infringement over allegedly unauthorized use of their content.

  7. ClosedCopyrightS.D.N.Y.· 1:07-cv-021032014-10-16
    Viacom International, Inc. v. Youtube, Inc.

    Viacom sues YouTube for copyright infringement over unauthorized music and video uploads on the platform.