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Martinez-Conde v. Apple copyright case

US District Court, Northern District of California · 4:25-cv-08695 · filed Oct 9, 2025 · Active

Neuroscientists Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik allege Apple used pirated copies of their books from shadow libraries to train its AI models.

The case

Plaintiffs
Susana Martinez-Conde
Defendants
Apple
Court
US District Court, Northern District of California
Docket
4:25-cv-08695
Filed
Oct 9, 2025
Status
ActiveConsolidated with Hendrix v. Apple.

History

1 dated entry
DateEntry
Oct 9, 2025Filing: Complaint filed: Martinez-Conde v. Apple Inc.
WhenCase
Sep 25Further Case Management Conference Todaynext dateKadrey v. MetaFurther Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.
Sep 29Case Management Conference in 4dnext dateEncyclopaedia Britannica v. PerplexityCase Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.
Oct 1Scheduling Conference in 6dnext dateGilbert v. AnthropicScheduling ConferenceActiveCopyrightD. Mass.
Oct 8Oral Argument in 13dnext dateHachette Book Group v. GoogleOral ArgumentActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.
Oct 14Telephonic status hearing in 19dnext dateWoulard v. SunoTelephonic status hearingActiveCopyrightN.D. Ill.
Oct 15Initial Case Management Conference in 20dnext dateEVOX Productions v. GoogleInitial Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.
Oct 19Discovery Hearing in 24dnext dateNazemian v. NVIDIADiscovery HearingActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.
Oct 23Status Conference in 28dnext dateUMG Recordings v. Uncharted Labs (Udio)Status ConferenceActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.
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Martinez-Conde v. Apple Inc.

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