YouTube
YouTube is named in 6 U.S. federal IP lawsuits · 4 active.
Coverage vs. reality
Across the cases naming YouTube that IP Feed tracks, press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable in 1 and defendant-favorable in 0.
How outlets cover YouTube
All outlets →- Music Business Worldwide23 articles8P4D11Nleans plaintiff
- BBC6 articles3P0D3Nleans plaintiff
- Billboard6 articles1P2D3Nleans defendant
- The Guardian5 articles2P1D2Nleans plaintiff
- The Hollywood Reporter3 articles0P0D3N
- The Verge3 articles1P0D2Nleans plaintiff
- Courthouse News2 articles1P0D1N
- KSAT2 articles0P0D2N
- NBC News2 articles0P0D2N
- Reuters2 articles0P0D2N
- RouteNote2 articles1P0D1N
Coverage stance is auto-classified per article; “plaintiff” = favors the party bringing the suit, “defendant” = favors the accused. Verify against the original reporting before relying on it.
- ActiveCopyrightILND· 1:24-cv-133242026-07-23Foster Boy Movies LLC v. YouTube, Inc
Foster Boy Movies sues YouTube for copyright infringement over allegedly unauthorized use of its film content.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.· 5:25-cv-050692026-06-24Art Records LLC v. YouTube LLC
Art Records LLC sues YouTube and Google for copyright infringement over unauthorized music content.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.· 3:26-cv-002792026-06-17Shlapatskyi v. YouTube, LLC
Viacheslav Shlapatskyi sues YouTube for allegedly infringing his copyright through unauthorized content.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.· 5:25-mc-802272025-08-15Liberty Troll LLC v. Google, LLC d/b/a YouTube
Liberty Troll sues YouTube for copyright infringement over allegedly stolen creative content.
- DormantCopyrightN.D. Cal.· 5:25-mc-802082025-07-22DeCastro v. Google LLC d/b/a YouTube
DeCastro sues YouTube for copyright infringement over allegedly unauthorized use of their content.
- ClosedCopyrightS.D.N.Y.· 1:07-cv-021032014-10-16Viacom International, Inc. v. Youtube, Inc.
Viacom sues YouTube for copyright infringement over unauthorized music and video uploads on the platform.