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Tanzer v. Adobe copyright case

US District Court, Northern District of California · 3:26-cv-04712 · filed May 18, 2026 · Active

Docket

Proposed class action by authors alleging Adobe trained AI models on pirated books.

The case

Plaintiffs
Molly Tanzer
Defendants
Adobe
Court
US District Court, Northern District of California
Docket
3:26-cv-04712
Filed
May 18, 2026
Status
Active

History

2 dated entries
DateEntry
Aug 20Ruling: ORDER by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting 30 Motion to Dismiss.
May 18Filing: Complaint filed: Tanzer v. Adobe Inc.

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