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Legal Proceedings

Cases brought against YouTube, with wide societal implications.

Hosseinzadeh v. Klein

United States District Court, S.D. New York.
copyright

Alleged copyright infringement against Matt Hosseinzadeh by Ethan and Hila Klein on YouTube when the pair uploads a video featuring his video.

Decided on2017-08-23

Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc.

United States District Court, C.D. California.
copyright

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Decided on2015-10-13

Divino Grp. v. Google LLC

United States District Court, N.D. California
Discrimination
LGBTQ

Alleged discrimination against LGBTQ content and content creators

Decided on2021-08-14

Hubbard v. Google LLC

United States District Court, N.D. California
COPPA
PII
Privacy

Alleged violations of Google collecting PII (personally identifiable information) on minors, and its history of past legal enforcement/scrutiny from COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act)

Decided on2021-08-14

Lenz v. Universal Music Corp.

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
copyright

Alleged violations of Google collecting PII (personally identifiable information) on minors, and its history of past legal enforcement/scrutiny from COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act)

Decided on2021-08-14

Viacom International Inc. v. YouTube, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
copyright

Allegations by Viacom against Google for copyright infringement on videos. This included content such as Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, and MTV