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Millette v. Nvidia Corporation

David Millette sued Nvidia Corporation, alleging Nvidia unlawfully scraped and used his YouTube videos without permission to train its Cosmos AI model, conferring unjust enrichment on Nvidia and seeking class action status for other creators.[1][3][4] The complaint asserts claims under California Business and Professions Code § 17200 (unfair competition law or UCL) and for unjust enrichment, with Nvidia moving to dismiss for lack of Article III standing due to failure to allege concrete injury or plausible use of his specific videos.[1][4][5] On March 25, 2025, plaintiffs agreed to drop the Nvidia case altogether amid a related California federal ruling dismissing similar state law claims against Google and OpenAI.[2]

🏛️ NDCA· Case No. 5:24-cv-05157· Filed Aug 14, 2024

Summary

David Millette sued Nvidia Corporation, alleging Nvidia unlawfully scraped and used his YouTube videos without permission to train its Cosmos AI model, conferring unjust enrichment on Nvidia and seeking class action status for other creators.[1][3][4] The complaint asserts claims under California Business and Professions Code § 17200 (unfair competition law or UCL) and for unjust enrichment, with Nvidia moving to dismiss for lack of Article III standing due to failure to allege concrete injury or plausible use of his specific videos.[1][4][5] On March 25, 2025, plaintiffs agreed to drop the Nvidia case altogether amid a related California federal ruling dismissing similar state law claims against Google and OpenAI.[2]

Case details

Court
NDCA
Docket number
5:24-cv-05157
Filed
Aug 14, 2024
Status
Active

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