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1 / 3Judge Kaplan lets a DMCA claim over scraped YouTube videos proceed against Runway×

The ruling

Judge Kaplan denied Runway AI's motion to dismiss an anti-circumvention claim in Ace Cam v. Runway AI, joining recent rulings that let similar claims proceed, including one against Udio.

The other case

In a separate case, ROSS Intelligence hired Gibson Dunn's Jeffrey Wall to seek full Third Circuit review of its fair use loss to Thomson Reuters.

Why it matters

Alleged bypassing of YouTube's access controls gives plaintiffs a claim that does not depend on beating a fair use defense.

Sources and the full story

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Judge Kaplan lets a DMCA claim over scraped YouTube videos proceed against Runway

Judge Kaplan denied Runway AI's motion to dismiss an anti-circumvention claim in Ace Cam v. Runway AI, joining recent rulings that let similar claims proceed, including one against Udio. In a separate case, ROSS Intelligence hired Gibson Dunn's Jeffrey Wall to seek full Third Circuit review of its fair use loss to Thomson Reuters. Alleged bypassing of YouTube's access controls gives plaintiffs a claim that does not depend on beating a fair use defense. SourcesCC

Sources

• CJudge Kaplan denies Runway AI's motion to dismiss (ChatGPT Is Eating the World)chatgptiseatingtheworld.com
• CROSS Intelligence enlists Gibson Dunn for en banc petition (ChatGPT Is Eating the World, read via its index page)chatgptiseatingtheworld.com

This story ran in the Afternoon Brief of November 4th 2026.