Summary
David Vance Gardner sued Runway AI, Inc., alleging it circumvented YouTube's technological measures to scrape his and other creators' videos for training its AI models.[1][2][4] The case is a proposed class action in the Central District of California under the DMCA anti-circumvention provision, 17 U.S.C. § 1201(a), filed February 23, 2026, as case 2:26-cv-01941 before Judge Dolly M. Gee.[2][6] It is the second or third copyright suit against Runway AI and contributes to at least 84 such cases against AI companies.[1][3]
Case details
- Court
- CDCA
- Docket number
- 2:26-cv-01941
- Filed
- Feb 23, 2026
- Status
- Active
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