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Lyon v. Adobe copyright case

US District Court, Northern District of California · 3:25-cv-10732 · filed Dec 16, 2025 · Active

Docket

Author Elizabeth Lyon alleges Adobe trained its SlimLM small language model on a dataset that included pirated books.

The case

Plaintiffs
Elizabeth Lyon
Defendants
Adobe
Court
US District Court, Northern District of California
Docket
3:25-cv-10732
Filed
Dec 16, 2025
Status
Active

History

4 dated entries
DateEntry
Aug 26Order: ORDER by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley DENYING 52 Motion to Relate Case filed in 25-cv-10732
Aug 20Hearing: Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley: Further Case Management Conference held on 8/20/2026
Jul 1Hearing: Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley: Further Case Management Conference held and recorded by Zoom videoconference on 7/1/2026
Dec 16, 2025Filing: Complaint filed: Lyon v. Adobe Inc.

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