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Hendrix v. Apple copyright case

US District Court, Northern District of California · 4:25-cv-07558 · filed Sep 5, 2025 · Active

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Authors Grady Hendrix and Jennifer Roberson allege Apple trained its OpenELM and Apple Intelligence models on pirated books from the Books3 dataset; later consolidated with Martinez-Conde and Alexander v. Apple.

The case

Plaintiffs
Grady Hendrix
Defendants
Apple
Court
US District Court, Northern District of California
Docket
4:25-cv-07558
Filed
Sep 5, 2025
Status
Active
Next
Further Case Management Conference, Jul 26, 2027 (in 10 months, as last scheduled) Entry

History

3 dated entries
DateEntry
Sep 8Order: ORDER DENYING 128 Stipulation Regarding Training Data Inspection Protocol Without Prejudice
Aug 25Hearing: Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Ajay Krishnan: Discovery Hearing on 119 Joint Discovery Letter Brief held on 8/25/2026 via Zoom webinar.Oral argument hear
Sep 5, 2025Filing: Complaint filed: Hendrix v. Apple Inc
WhenCase
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