Summary
Ace Cam, Inc. and Businessing LLC allege that Runway AI unlawfully circumvented YouTube's access controls and scraped thousands of copyrighted videos from the platform without authorization to train its generative AI model, using rotating IP addresses and virtual machines to avoid detection.[1][3] The plaintiffs assert violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's anti-circumvention provisions under 17 U.S.C. § 1201(a), and the case is assigned to Judge Lewis Kaplan in the Southern District of New York.[2][4] This is a nationwide class action brought by Random Golf Club, a YouTube content creator, and has been consolidated with a related complaint by David Vance Gardner against Runway AI; as of February 2026, it represents part of a broader wave of DMCA claims against AI companies.[
Case details
- Court
- SDNY
- Docket number
- 1:26-cv-01362
- Filed
- Feb 18, 2026
- Status
- Active
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