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YouTube Channels Sue Apple Over AI Copyright Violations

4/7/2026

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Three YouTube channels—h3h3Productions, MrShortGame Golf, and Golfholics—filed a class action lawsuit against Apple in California.
The suit alleges Apple violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by scraping their copyrighted videos to train its AI models.
Plaintiffs claim Apple bypassed YouTube protections and profited from the creators' content without compensation.
They seek monetary damages and an injunction to stop Apple's practices.

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Three YouTube channels—h3h3Productions, MrShortGame Golf, and Golfholics—filed a class action lawsuit against Apple in California.
The suit alleges Apple violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by scraping their copyrighted videos to train its AI models.
Plaintiffs claim Apple bypassed YouTube protections and profited from the creators' content without compensation.
They seek monetary damages and an injunction to stop Apple's practices.