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Cengage Learning, Inc. v. Google LLC

Publishers Cengage Learning, Macmillan Learning, Elsevier, and McGraw Hill sued Google LLC alleging contributory and vicarious copyright infringement for advertising unauthorized copies of their textbooks on Google Shopping and violations of the Lanham Act and New York General Business Law Section 349(a).[4] The case proceeds under the Copyright Act and Lanham Act; Google's motion to dismiss the amended complaint was granted in part on June 4, 2025, dismissing Counts II and IV with prejudice and denying leave to amend, while contributory copyright infringement and trademark claims remain.[1][5] Ongoing intensive discovery disputes have produced nearly 500 docket entries in under two years, including a denied motion to stay pending Supreme Court decision in Cox on August 22, 2025, and rulin

🏛️ SDNY· Case No. 1:24-cv-04274· Filed Jun 5, 2024

Summary

Publishers Cengage Learning, Macmillan Learning, Elsevier, and McGraw Hill sued Google LLC alleging contributory and vicarious copyright infringement for advertising unauthorized copies of their textbooks on Google Shopping and violations of the Lanham Act and New York General Business Law Section 349(a).[4] The case proceeds under the Copyright Act and Lanham Act; Google's motion to dismiss the amended complaint was granted in part on June 4, 2025, dismissing Counts II and IV with prejudice and denying leave to amend, while contributory copyright infringement and trademark claims remain.[1][5] Ongoing intensive discovery disputes have produced nearly 500 docket entries in under two years, including a denied motion to stay pending Supreme Court decision in Cox on August 22, 2025, and rulin

Case details

Court
SDNY
Docket number
1:24-cv-04274
Filed
Jun 5, 2024
Status
Active

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