This page is no longer being updated. It is a static archive of the data captured as of June 2025.

Aggregate data about claims filed with the Copyright Claims Board

About this page

This page contains data gathered by running a script to collect information about newly available public documents on eCCB. I stored that information in a SQLite database, then ran additional queries to create the tables and graphs on this page. Because the information was collected and compiled by scripts and mostly not checked by a human, I can't guarantee that it's 100% accurate. It should be pretty close, and more accurate than what I was capturing with the previous scripts (e.g. if two reasons are found in a dismissal order, both are now collected). I started watching CCB data when the CCB was a few months old, and I tried to make sure my code accounted for a variety of rare occurrences and edge cases. I also had it prompt for human input when the data it grabs is hard to interpret.

The code is available on GitHub with a BSD license. I don't have any rights in the PDFs stored in that repository, and the data are factual, but to the extent I own copyright in anything else in the project, you're welcome to reuse it under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. You can contact me (Katie Fortney) at bibliobaloney@duck.com if you have questions, and I will try to answer them. I used that address for this project because while it combines my interest in copyright with my programming hobby, it's not particularly related to the work that I do for the University of California.

If you're looking for the CCB info that was here in 2023, it's also been archived. If you want to skim or search what claimants were writing in their claims, you can download a file that incudes that language for: Infringement claims (.csv); Noninfringement claims (.csv); or DMCA misrepresentation claims (.csv).

Page last updated 2025-06-20. All "current," total, "Past 60 days," etc. information is as of that date.


Final Determinations

Per the CCB website, "A CCB proceeding becomes 'active' after the claimant has filed proof of service with the CCB, and the respondent ... has not opted out within the required time (usually sixty days). ... After parties have submitted their written testimony and any hearings have been held, the CCB will issue its final determination."

Final determinations issued: 45

Docket Number Caption Determination type Damages Claimant represented? Date Case duration (days)
24-CCB-0241 Wireless Tow Lights, Inc., et al v. ESAFETY LIGHTS, LLC* Dismissal 0 No 2025-05-07 259
23-CCB-0169 McNeil v. Experience the Fight Media LLC, et al Final Determination 2850 No 2025-04-18 706
23-CCB-0037 Osuchowski v. Lewis, et al Final Determination 750 No 2025-04-15 810
23-CCB-0327 Sloan v. Just For Littles LLC* Final Determination 4131 No 2025-04-07 556
24-CCB-0005 Kimberlin Photography LLC v. Velasco Final Determination 1200 Yes 2025-03-31 446
24-CCB-0065 Walters v. 365 GAT LLC Default 5000 No 2025-03-11 377
23-CCB-0240 Papula v. Akgobek Final Determination 750 No 2025-02-13 577
24-CCB-0028 Walters v. Spring Pet Products, LLC Default 5000 No 2025-02-12 379
23-CCB-0328 Sommet v. Pleasure in Life LLC d/b/a Laser Facial Miami Default 0 Yes 2025-02-06 496
23-CCB-0404 Braun IP Law, LLC v. Marston, et al Final Determination 0 No 2025-01-31 417
22-CCB-0277 Jaramillo v. Duque Default 1500 No 2025-01-21 756
22-CCB-0273 Turner v. Bloom, et al Final Determination 0 Yes 2025-01-06 745
23-CCB-0211 Rooney v. Von Paris, et al Final Determination 6000 No 2024-12-23 553
23-CCB-0381 O'Neill v. Carroll Default 1200 Yes 2024-12-16 402
24-CCB-0035 Walters v. Ideasgreatest LLC Default 5000 No 2024-12-09 304
23-CCB-0382 Wareka v. Carroll Default 11000 Yes 2024-11-15 371
23-CCB-0024 Shocked v. Law Rocks Final Determination 0 No 2024-08-22 579
22-CCB-0082 McNeil v. Blackbelt TV, Inc. Final Determination 1500 Yes 2024-08-05 738
23-CCB-0003 Giardina v. PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES STORES, INC. Final Determination 825 No 2024-07-25 568
23-CCB-0134 Say It Visually, Inc. v. America's Real Estate Brokers, Inc. Default 8400 No 2024-05-28 412
22-CCB-0245 Say It Visually, Inc v. America's Real Estate Force Corporation Default 10200 No 2024-05-28 558
22-CCB-0015 Morly Investments Pty Ltd (imprint: The High Street Publishing Company) v. The Walt Disney Company, et al Final Determination 0 No 2024-05-13 645
22-CCB-0058 Shocked v. Billington Final Determination 0 No 2024-04-03 628
23-CCB-0035 Comedy Spotlight Productions, Inc. v. Store on Sunset LLC, et al Final Determination 0 Yes 2024-03-08 408
22-CCB-0183 Schirmacher v. Allora Medical Spa Default 7000 Yes 2024-02-16 504
22-CCB-0255 Hirsch v. Southern Chinese Daily News, LLC Default 3600 Yes 2024-02-14 440
22-CCB-0263 Shocked v. McInnes Final Determination 750 No 2024-02-08 423
22-CCB-0046 Oakes v. Heart of Gold Pageant System Inc., et al Default 4500 Yes 2024-01-24 566
23-CCB-0071 Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. Dawson, et al Default 0 Yes 2024-01-02 321
22-CCB-0008 Corjulo v. Mandrell Final Determination 2250 No 2023-12-14 546
22-CCB-0012 Bronner v. EssayZoo Default 1200 No 2023-11-20 522
23-CCB-0172 Kenna Sato Designs, LLC v. Lisitsa Settlement 300 Yes 2023-11-14 182
22-CCB-0005 Dermansky v. Rule 62, Inc. Default 1350 Yes 2023-11-01 503
22-CCB-0137 Urbanlip.com Ltd v. Faviana International Inc Default 2600 Yes 2023-11-01 427
22-CCB-0112 Paramount Pictures Corporation v. JMC POP UPS LLC Settlement No information provided Yes 2023-10-23 425
22-CCB-0251 Pinwheel Crafts LLC v. Pettit Settlement 0 No 2023-10-19 322
22-CCB-0100 Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. The Village Restaurant LLC d/b/a Indian Village Restaurant & Lounge, et al Default 3300 Yes 2023-10-04 418
22-CCB-0098 Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. Arif Skyline Cafe LLC, et al Default 3000 Yes 2023-09-22 407
22-CCB-0219 Hursey v. Hakimian Global LLC Default 3000 No 2023-09-22 329
22-CCB-0163 Hursey v. QUINNEY Default 3000 No 2023-08-31 343
22-CCB-0056 Hursey v. Lavaca LLC Default 3000 No 2023-08-24 405
22-CCB-0269 ARMATUS DEALER UPLIFT, LLC v. Wooden Automotive Consultants LLC Settlement 9000 Yes 2023-07-05 202
22-CCB-0072 Scott Douglas Ora, individually, and in his derivative capacity as trustee of the Leo Robin Trust, on behalf of the Leo Robin Trust v. Warner Chappell Music Dismissal 0 No 2023-06-27 335
22-CCB-0045 Oppenheimer v. Prutton Final Determination 1000 Yes 2023-02-28 236
22-CCB-0035 Flores v. Mitrakos Settlement 0 No 2023-02-15 232

Active Cases

Per the CCB website, "A CCB proceeding becomes 'active' after the claimant has filed proof of service with the CCB, and the respondent ... has not opted out within the required time (usually sixty days)." Once a final determination is issued, a case is no longer active.

Number of active claims as of 2025-06-20: 29

For these active cases, average number of days since the earliest available claim was filed (as of 2025-06-20): 149

Types of claims

Claim type Cases
Infringement 24
DMCA Misrepresentation 3
Noninfringement 1
Infringement, DMCA Misrepresentation 1

Potential for default

Is there anything on the docket that was filed by a respondent (not a claimant or the CCB)?

Any filings by respondent? Cases
Yes 17
No 12

Representation

What percent of the claims were filed by claimants with attorneys?

This information is pulled from the earliest publicly available claim filed in a case, and is only available when a claim is publicly available.

Currently active cases

21% of claims had claimants with representation.

0 claims had multiple law firms representing claimants.

Law firm Cases
No law firm 30
The Law Firm of Higbee and Associates 1
Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC 1
Law Office of Elizabeth T Russell LLC 1
Burns the Attorney, Inc. 1
Seiller Waterman 1
Caldwell Law Firm, P.C. 1

Active plus formerly active

86% of claims had claimants with representation.

0 claims had multiple law firms representing claimants.

Law firm Cases
No law firm 57
The Law Firm of Higbee and Associates 6
Jekielek & Janis 3
Burns the Attorney, Inc. 2
Higbee & Associates 2
Law Office of Steven Wrobel LLC 1
Seiller Waterman 1
Law Office of Elizabeth T Russell LLC 1
Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC 1
L/O Lawrence G Townsene 1
Gurr Brande & Spendlove, PLLC 1
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP 1
Leichtman Law PLLC 1
TBillick Law PLLC 1
Cognition IP, P.C. 1
Ice Miller LLP 1
Caldwell Law Firm, P.C. 1

All cases filed

19% of claims (where the claim is available) had claimants with representation.

(See All Cases below for more information about all claims.)


Open Cases

Cases that have not yet reached the active phase, but also have not yet been dismissed/closed. For an overview of the steps between a claim filing and becoming active, see this flowchart at the CCB website.

Current status

Status Cases
Waiting for Amended Claim 44
Waiting for Proof of Service 26
Waiting for Scheduling Order/Expiration of Opt Out Window 22
Waiting for Initial Review 22
In Abeyance 9
Waiting for Review of Amended Claim 5

Historical status numbers


Dismissed Cases

Reasons for dismissal

Totals may be more than the total number of dismissal orders because a few orders include two reasons, e.g. bad faith and failure to amend.

A few claims have been dismissed as the result of a settlement with the condition that they are initially without prejudice but will become dismissals with prejudice if the claimant does not file a new claim within a certain period of time. I have abbreviated this as "Settlement; prejudice pending."

There's also a pie chart for the reasons across all dismissals so far.

All dismissals

Reasons Orders
Failure to amend 417
Proof of service not filed 202
Request from claimant 136
Respondent(s) opted out 127
3 tries and still noncompliant 75
Settlement; dismissed with prejudice 69
Bad-faith conduct 27
Copyright registration refused by Copyright Office 19
No copyright registration or application 16
Service was not valid 13
Unsuitability: other 10
Settlement; dismissed without prejudice 9
Failure to provide respondent address 9
Payment for the claim failed 8
Copyright registration application abandoned 8
Unsuitability: respondent 6
Second filing fee not paid 5
Settlement; prejudice pending 4
Foreign respondent; no bad faith found 3
Unsuitability: statute of limitations 1
Unsuitability: already adjudicated by another court 1
Unsuitability: claim type 1
Failure to prosecute 1

Represented claimants

Reasons Orders
Proof of service not filed 49
Settlement; dismissed with prejudice 45
Request from claimant 40
Respondent(s) opted out 36
Failure to amend 30
Settlement; dismissed without prejudice 5
3 tries and still noncompliant 3
Second filing fee not paid 3
Settlement; prejudice pending 2
Copyright registration refused by Copyright Office 1
Bad-faith conduct 1
Service was not valid 1
Unsuitability: already adjudicated by another court 1
Unsuitability: respondent 1

Unrepresented claimants

Reasons Orders
Failure to amend 387
Proof of service not filed 153
Request from claimant 96
Respondent(s) opted out 91
3 tries and still noncompliant 72
Bad-faith conduct 26
Settlement; dismissed with prejudice 24
Copyright registration refused by Copyright Office 18
No copyright registration or application 16
Service was not valid 12
Unsuitability: other 10
Failure to provide respondent address 9
Payment for the claim failed 8
Copyright registration application abandoned 8
Unsuitability: respondent 5
Settlement; dismissed without prejudice 4
Foreign respondent; no bad faith found 3
Settlement; prejudice pending 2
Second filing fee not paid 2
Unsuitability: statute of limitations 1
Unsuitability: claim type 1
Failure to prosecute 1

Past 60 days - all claimants

Reasons Orders
Failure to amend 22
Proof of service not filed 18
Request from claimant 13
Unsuitability: other 10
No copyright registration or application 9
Respondent(s) opted out 6
Settlement; dismissed with prejudice 5
3 tries and still noncompliant 3
Copyright registration application abandoned 2
Bad-faith conduct 2
Unsuitability: respondent 2
Copyright registration refused by Copyright Office 1
Unsuitability: claim type 1
Failure to prosecute 1
Settlement; dismissed without prejudice 1

Past 60 days - represented claimants

Reasons Orders
Respondent(s) opted out 3
Request from claimant 3
Settlement; dismissed with prejudice 2
Proof of service not filed 2
Failure to amend 1

Past 60 days - unrepresented claimants

Reasons Orders
Failure to amend 21
Proof of service not filed 16
Request from claimant 10
Unsuitability: other 10
No copyright registration or application 9
Settlement; dismissed with prejudice 3
Respondent(s) opted out 3
3 tries and still noncompliant 3
Copyright registration application abandoned 2
Bad-faith conduct 2
Unsuitability: respondent 2
Copyright registration refused by Copyright Office 1
Unsuitability: claim type 1
Failure to prosecute 1
Settlement; dismissed without prejudice 1

3rd year of CCB - all claimants

Reasons Orders
Failure to amend 130
Proof of service not filed 73
Request from claimant 62
Respondent(s) opted out 41
Settlement; dismissed with prejudice 34
3 tries and still noncompliant 27
Bad-faith conduct 18
No copyright registration or application 15
Unsuitability: other 10
Copyright registration application abandoned 7
Unsuitability: respondent 6
Payment for the claim failed 6
Copyright registration refused by Copyright Office 5
Service was not valid 4
Second filing fee not paid 4
Settlement; dismissed without prejudice 4
Unsuitability: statute of limitations 1
Settlement; prejudice pending 1
Failure to provide respondent address 1
Unsuitability: already adjudicated by another court 1
Unsuitability: claim type 1
Failure to prosecute 1

3rd year of CCB - represented claimants

Reasons Orders
Settlement; dismissed with prejudice 23
Request from claimant 15
Proof of service not filed 9
Respondent(s) opted out 9
Failure to amend 6
Second filing fee not paid 3
Service was not valid 1
Unsuitability: already adjudicated by another court 1
Unsuitability: respondent 1
Settlement; dismissed without prejudice 1

3rd year of CCB - unrepresented claimants

Reasons Orders
Failure to amend 124
Proof of service not filed 64
Request from claimant 47
Respondent(s) opted out 32
3 tries and still noncompliant 27
Bad-faith conduct 18
No copyright registration or application 15
Settlement; dismissed with prejudice 11
Unsuitability: other 10
Copyright registration application abandoned 7
Payment for the claim failed 6
Copyright registration refused by Copyright Office 5
Unsuitability: respondent 5
Service was not valid 3
Settlement; dismissed without prejudice 3
Unsuitability: statute of limitations 1
Settlement; prejudice pending 1
Second filing fee not paid 1
Failure to provide respondent address 1
Unsuitability: claim type 1
Failure to prosecute 1

2nd year of CCB - all claimants

Reasons Orders
Failure to amend 156
Proof of service not filed 66
Respondent(s) opted out 46
Request from claimant 46
3 tries and still noncompliant 34
Settlement; dismissed with prejudice 29
Copyright registration refused by Copyright Office 10
Bad-faith conduct 8
Service was not valid 7
Settlement; prejudice pending 3
Settlement; dismissed without prejudice 3
Payment for the claim failed 2
Second filing fee not paid 1

2nd year of CCB - represented claimants

Reasons Orders
Request from claimant 20
Settlement; dismissed with prejudice 18
Failure to amend 13
Proof of service not filed 12
Respondent(s) opted out 7
3 tries and still noncompliant 3
Settlement; prejudice pending 2
Settlement; dismissed without prejudice 2
Copyright registration refused by Copyright Office 1
Bad-faith conduct 1

2nd year of CCB - unrepresented claimants

Reasons Orders
Failure to amend 143
Proof of service not filed 54
Respondent(s) opted out 39
3 tries and still noncompliant 31
Request from claimant 26
Settlement; dismissed with prejudice 11
Copyright registration refused by Copyright Office 9
Bad-faith conduct 7
Service was not valid 7
Payment for the claim failed 2
Second filing fee not paid 1
Settlement; dismissed without prejudice 1
Settlement; prejudice pending 1

1st year of CCB - all claimants

Reasons Orders
Failure to amend 130
Proof of service not filed 62
Respondent(s) opted out 40
Request from claimant 28
3 tries and still noncompliant 13
Failure to provide respondent address 8
Settlement; dismissed with prejudice 5
Copyright registration refused by Copyright Office 4
Foreign respondent; no bad faith found 3
Settlement; dismissed without prejudice 2
Service was not valid 2
Bad-faith conduct 1
Copyright registration application abandoned 1

1st year of CCB - represented claimants

Reasons Orders
Proof of service not filed 27
Respondent(s) opted out 20
Failure to amend 10
Request from claimant 5
Settlement; dismissed with prejudice 3
Settlement; dismissed without prejudice 2

1st year of CCB - unrepresented claimants

Reasons Orders
Failure to amend 120
Proof of service not filed 35
Request from claimant 23
Respondent(s) opted out 20
3 tries and still noncompliant 13
Failure to provide respondent address 8
Copyright registration refused by Copyright Office 4
Foreign respondent; no bad faith found 3
Settlement; dismissed with prejudice 2
Service was not valid 2
Bad-faith conduct 1
Copyright registration application abandoned 1

Days elapsed betwen filing of initial claim filing of order dismissing claim

This data is only available for cases where the date of the filing of the claim is known.

All dismissals

Average: 110

Median: 90

Mode: [42]

Dismissals in the past 60 days

Average: 91

Median: 61

Mode: [132]

Dismissals in the 3rd year of the CCB

Average: 103

Median: 74

Mode: [42]

Dismissals in the 2nd year of the CCB

Average: 124

Median: 102

Mode: [180]

Dismissals in the 1st year of the CCB

Average: 102

Median: 89

Mode: [73]


All Cases

Opening and resolution

Dockets found: 1347

Claims dismissed/closed: 1186

Status Cases
Dismissed Without Prejudice 1062
Dismissed With Prejudice 74
Final Determination - Default 18
Final Determination 17
Closed; looks like payment failed 8
Final Determination - Settlement 5
Final Determination - Dismissal 2

Final determinations issued: 45

Historical opening and closing numbers

Types of claims

The information about types of claims, representation, and whether a claimant has selcted the smaller claims track is pulled from the earliest publicly available claim filed in a case, and is only available when a claim is publicly available.

All claims

Claim type Cases
Infringement 1051
DMCA Misrepresentation 122
Infringement, DMCA Misrepresentation 100
Noninfringement 25
Infringement, Noninfringement, DMCA Misrepresentation 17
Noninfringement, DMCA Misrepresentation 9
Infringement, Noninfringement 3

Past 60 days

Claim type Cases
Infringement 69
Infringement, DMCA Misrepresentation 11
DMCA Misrepresentation 8
Noninfringement 2
Infringement, Noninfringement, DMCA Misrepresentation 1
Infringement, Noninfringement 1

3rd year of CCB

Claim type Cases
Infringement 341
Infringement, DMCA Misrepresentation 41
DMCA Misrepresentation 33
Noninfringement 10
Infringement, Noninfringement, DMCA Misrepresentation 7
Infringement, Noninfringement 3
Noninfringement, DMCA Misrepresentation 2

2nd year of CCB

Claim type Cases
Infringement 295
DMCA Misrepresentation 54
Infringement, DMCA Misrepresentation 22
Noninfringement 10
Infringement, Noninfringement, DMCA Misrepresentation 6
Noninfringement, DMCA Misrepresentation 4

1st year of CCB

Claim type Cases
Infringement 398
Infringement, DMCA Misrepresentation 35
DMCA Misrepresentation 34
Noninfringement 5
Infringement, Noninfringement, DMCA Misrepresentation 4
Noninfringement, DMCA Misrepresentation 3

Smaller claims

"When total damages sought in a claim do not exceed $5,000 (exclusive of attorneys' fees and costs), a claimant may request consideration under the CCB's 'Smaller Claims' procedures. Smaller Claims will be decided by a single Copyright Claims Officer, but the determination will have the same effect as one issued by the full CCB. These types of cases are even more streamlined than the typical cases before the CCB."

Are claimants selecting the "smaller claim" option?

All claims

Smaller? Cases
No 709
Yes 618

Past 60 days

Smaller? Cases
No 47
Yes 45

3rd year of CCB

Smaller? Cases
Yes 231
No 206

2nd year of CCB

Smaller? Cases
No 197
Yes 194

1st year of CCB

Smaller? Cases
No 293
Yes 186

Representation

Is there a law firm for the claimant listed in the claim?

All claims

19% of claims had claimants with representation.

0 claims had multiple law firms representing claimants.

(To save space, this table only includes law firms listed on two or more claims.)

Law firm Cases
No law firm 1174
Jekielek & Janis 55
The Law Office of David C. Deal, P.L.C. 20
The Law Firm of Higbee and Associates 14
H. Roske & Associates LLP 12
Leichtman Law PLLC 10
Evans & Dixon 10
Higbee & Associates 7
Burns the Attorney, Inc. 6
Doniger / Burroughs 6
Busch IP Law 4
Law Office of Eric Ridley 4
The Brickell IP Group, PLLC 3
Donahue Fitzgerald LLP 3
Seiller Waterman 3
Caldwell Law Firm, P.C. 3
Axenfeld Law Group, LLC 3
Danchuk Law, LLC 2
Pierce & Mandell, P.C. 2
Howard O. Bernstein, P.C. 2
Selman Munson and Lerner 2
McCulloch Kleinman Law 2
UCI Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology Clinic 2
Peppercorn Partners LLC 2
Lesko Law LLC 2
Esther Grace Law 2

Past 60 days

15% of claims had claimants with representation.

0 claims had multiple law firms representing claimants.

Law firm Cases
No law firm 82
Evans & Dixon 5
Busch IP Law 4
McNeal Legal Services LLC 1
CodigofSoul 1
Pierce & Mandell, P.C. 1
Lesko Law LLC 1
Spencer Fane LLP 1

3rd year of CCB

10% of claims had claimants with representation.

0 claims had multiple law firms representing claimants.

(To save space, this table only includes law firms listed on two or more claims.)

Law firm Cases
No law firm 441
Jekielek & Janis 7
Evans & Dixon 6
Busch IP Law 4
Esther Grace Law 2
Caldwell Law Firm, P.C. 2
Pierce & Mandell, P.C. 2

2nd year of CCB

21% of claims had claimants with representation.

0 claims had multiple law firms representing claimants.

(To save space, this table only includes law firms listed on two or more claims.)

Law firm Cases
No law firm 339
Jekielek & Janis 19
H. Roske & Associates LLP 12
Doniger / Burroughs 5
The Law Firm of Higbee and Associates 4
Seiller Waterman 3
Leichtman Law PLLC 3
UCI Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology Clinic 2
Selman Munson and Lerner 2

1st year of CCB

27% of claims had claimants with representation.

0 claims had multiple law firms representing claimants.

(To save space, this table only includes law firms listed on two or more claims.)

Law firm Cases
No law firm 376
Jekielek & Janis 29
The Law Office of David C. Deal, P.L.C. 20
The Law Firm of Higbee and Associates 10
Leichtman Law PLLC 7
Higbee & Associates 7
Burns the Attorney, Inc. 5
Law Office of Eric Ridley 3
Axenfeld Law Group, LLC 3
The Brickell IP Group, PLLC 2
Donahue Fitzgerald LLP 2
Howard O. Bernstein, P.C. 2
Evans & Dixon 2
McCulloch Kleinman Law 2

Infringement Claims: Works Allegedly Infringed

In the database I created I have chosen to only include information on works from infringement claims. Some claims list multiple works. The data here describes all works listed in all infringement claims, not just, e.g., the first listed work.

Types of works

All claims

Type of work Works
Pictorial Graphic and Sculptural (such as two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art, graphic art, and photographs) 1242
Motion picture and audiovisual 441
Sound recordings 280
Literary (such as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reference works) 224
Musical (such as the underlying musical composition) 109
Other 85
Dramatic (such as a screenplay, play or other script) 34
Software 19
Architectural 5

Past 60 days

Type of work Works
Pictorial Graphic and Sculptural (such as two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art, graphic art, and photographs) 68
Motion picture and audiovisual 58
Musical (such as the underlying musical composition) 11
Sound recordings 9
Literary (such as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reference works) 5
Other 4
Software 1

3rd year of CCB

Type of work Works
Pictorial Graphic and Sculptural (such as two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art, graphic art, and photographs) 603
Motion picture and audiovisual 182
Sound recordings 87
Literary (such as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reference works) 73
Other 31
Musical (such as the underlying musical composition) 29
Dramatic (such as a screenplay, play or other script) 16
Software 3

2nd year of CCB

Type of work Works
Pictorial Graphic and Sculptural (such as two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art, graphic art, and photographs) 268
Motion picture and audiovisual 100
Literary (such as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reference works) 82
Sound recordings 54
Other 27
Musical (such as the underlying musical composition) 23
Software 9
Dramatic (such as a screenplay, play or other script) 9
Architectural 1

1st year of CCB

Type of work Works
Pictorial Graphic and Sculptural (such as two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art, graphic art, and photographs) 352
Sound recordings 136
Motion picture and audiovisual 129
Literary (such as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reference works) 67
Musical (such as the underlying musical composition) 53
Other 26
Dramatic (such as a screenplay, play or other script) 9
Software 7
Architectural 4

Registration

For works allegedly infringed, did the claimant assert that the work was already registered at the time the claim was filed? Note that sometimes claimants assert this when it is not the case; I collected purported registration numbers and request numbers, but did not perform any checks or analysis on those numbers.

All claims

Registered? Works
Yes 1717
No 722

Past 60 days

Registered? Works
No 78
Yes 78

3rd year of CCB

Registered? Works
Yes 719
No 305

2nd year of CCB

Registered? Works
Yes 351
No 222

1st year of CCB

Registered? Works
Yes 621
No 162

Claimants

Claimants appearing on 3 or more claims

Claimants Cases
Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. 55
Michelle Shocked 16
Games Workshop Limited 12
Keith F. Bell 11
David Bibiyan 11
Amy Do 10
Julie Dermansky 9
HEBERLY ENGINEERING, P.C. 9
World Media Alliance Label inc 9
Nadine Hokayem 9
Jean M Guerrero 8
Langston M Childs 8
Dana Hursey 8
Danielle Robertson 7
Troi Torain 7
VideoHat LLC 6
James H Dillard, II 6
Joseph Tomelleri 6
Christopher MacDonald 6
Pinwheel Crafts LLC 6
Martin McNeil 5
Floatsup, LLC 5
Daniel M Van Doren 5
Roy Philipose 5
Cindy Kroth 5
James Colwell 5
William Grecia 5
izmo, Inc. 5
Helen Walters 5
Angela M Jarman 5
Keith F Bell 4
Villalobos O Body 4
Brainista, Inc. 4
INSTNCT GmbH 4
Ivan Pyvovarov 4
Rebecca Estenssoro 4
Karen Boeker 4
Karen Holmes 4
Nucleus Medical Media, Inc. 4
Hillary Wright 4
Hood Box Office 4
Gergely Turi 4
Independent-International Pictures Corp. 3
Shenzhiyishoumaoyishenzhenyouxiangongsi 3
lead creation inc 3
Joseph R Tomelleri 3
Dolls Kill, Inc. 3
Helen Walters, Ms 3
Steven Hirsch 3
Richard Gideons 3
Kelly Green 3
Big FOOT Creative Studios and Media Group LLC 3
Wade Dadant 3
Photolive Inc. dba Stockyard Photos 3
Eckart Klobe 3
Allen Nelson 3
Diane Cohn 3
M-1 Studios LLC 3
Anna Elizabeth 3
Terrell Lipscomb 3
Corie L Ruth 3
Samantha L Telfer 3
Emily Fox 3
David T McCreery 3
Jalic Inc 3
Domanique C Blanton 3
Kirbyko Music LLC 3
Late Night Crew LLC 3
Jon Q Wright 3
Genuine Networking Association (GNA) LLC 3
Florian Sommet 3
Catalina M Jaramillo 3
Gan Shu 3

Respondents

Respondents appearing on 3 or more claims

Respondents Cases
Eamann M Ghasemy 12
James McEldowney 9
YouTube, LLC 8
YouTube 8
The Rochester Oratorio Society, Inc. 8
Amazon 7
Alex Brecher 7
Kenneth Rucker 6
Abdsulsalam Issa 5
Google LLC 5
Damon Lovell 5
Bohdana Stepanenko 5
YouTube LLC 4
Abdulsalam Issa 4
Clayton Morris 4
Michael Winters 4
DELONDRIS CAUSEY 4
Universal Music Group 4
Mark Avington 4
Townsville Realty LLC 4
Elara Bowman 3
Tracy Armstrong 3
Cliff Rebelo 3
Lolcow LLC c/o Matthew Hardin, Esq. 3
Mark A Goodman 3
Maximino Rosas 3
Chris Buechner 3
Jordan Mcfadden 3
Bassquatch Productions LLC 3
Apple Inc. 3
Marquis Edwards 3
Creative Course 3
Charmagne Mckinney 3
Google LLC, D/B/A YouTube 3
James Colwell 3
Amazon.com Services LLC 3

Respondents opting out of 2 or more claims

Respondents have opted out 70 times.

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Respondents opting out Cases
YouTube 2
Bellisimo European Day Spa, LLC 2

Orders to Amend

This data was collected by scraping all relevant headings from all publicly availble documents matching the type "Order to Amend Noncompliant Claim." The problems with claims can vary widely, and the attorneys writing the orders to amend aren't limited to a predefined set of headings. Because of that, similar reasons/headings appear in the table below, and the full tables would be very long, so I've trimmed them as indicated below. The full list of headings found, and counts for each, is provided at the end of the page for those who want to do their own analysis.

Note that many of the orders to amend include multiple reasons.

Top reasons - all orders

All orders to amend

2687 reasons collected from 1052 orders in 812 cases.

Showing first 20 rows.

Reason Orders
Substantial Similarity 288
Access 239
Copyright Infringement — Elements 177
Copyright Registration 114
Foreign Respondent 82
Legal or Beneficial Ownership 80
Infringing Activity 76
Infringing Activity — Clarity 46
Copyright Infringement — Substantial Similarity 44
Proper Respondent 44
Copyright Infringement Claim — Registration 40
Copyright Infringement — Access 40
Relief Requested 37
Copyright Infringement — Infringing Activity 37
Online Service Provider 37
Registration 35
Respondent Clarity 34
Copyright Infringement Claim — Elements 33
Allegedly Infringed Work 32
Copyright Infringement Claim — Substantial Similarity 29

Represented claimants

233 reasons collected from 117 orders in 94 cases.

Showing first 20 rows.

Reason Orders
Substantial Similarity 24
Access 23
Copyright Infringement — Elements 19
Foreign Respondent 12
Copyright Registration 10
Copyright Infringement Claim — Elements 6
Infringing Activity — Clarity 6
Legal or Beneficial Ownership 6
Infringing Activity 5
Permissible Claim 5
Copyright Infringement Claim — Substantial Similarity 5
Misrepresentation — Elements 5
Copyright Infringement Claim — Clarity 4
Copyright Infringement — Substantial Similarity 4
Copyright Infringement — Access 3
Improper Form 3
Respondent Address 3
Copyright Infringement Claim — Access 3
Respondent Information 3
Claimant Address 3

Unrepresented claimants

2454 reasons collected from 935 orders in 470 cases.

Showing first 20 rows.

Reason Orders
Substantial Similarity 264
Access 216
Copyright Infringement — Elements 158
Copyright Registration 104
Legal or Beneficial Ownership 74
Infringing Activity 71
Foreign Respondent 70
Proper Respondent 42
Infringing Activity — Clarity 40
Copyright Infringement — Substantial Similarity 40
Copyright Infringement Claim — Registration 39
Copyright Infringement — Infringing Activity 37
Copyright Infringement — Access 37
Online Service Provider 37
Relief Requested 36
Respondent Clarity 33
Registration 33
Allegedly Infringed Work 32
Copyright Infringement Claim — Elements 27
Copyright Infringement Claim — Substantial Similarity 24

Top reasons - past 60 days

All orders

175 reasons collected from 67 orders in 60 cases.

Showing first 20 rows.

Reason Orders
Substantial Similarity 22
Access 13
Copyright Infringement — Elements 12
Proper Respondent 11
Relief Requested 8
Copyright Ownership 7
Infringing Activity 6
Infringing Activity — Clarity 5
Allegedly Infringing Activity 5
Copyright Registration 4
Other Filings 4
Online Service Provider 4
Relief 4
Contact Information 4
Statute of Limitations 4
Impermissible Claim — Violation of Terms of Service 3
Misrepresentation 3
Misrepresentation — Reliance 3
Legal or Beneficial Ownership 3
Noninfringement Claim — Clarity 3

Represented claimants

14 reasons collected from 6 orders in 6 cases.

Showing first 20 rows.

Reason Orders
Access 2
Substantial Similarity 2
Copyright Infringement — Elements 2
Misrepresentation Claim — No Reliance 1
Misrepresentation — Reliance 1
Copyright Infringement — Element 1
Copyright Registration 1
Proper Respondent 1
Legal or Beneficial Ownership 1
Infringing Activity — Clarity 1
Claimant Representation 1

Unrepresented claimants

161 reasons collected from 61 orders in 54 cases.

Showing first 20 rows.

Reason Orders
Substantial Similarity 20
Access 11
Copyright Infringement — Elements 10
Proper Respondent 10
Relief Requested 8
Copyright Ownership 7
Infringing Activity 6
Allegedly Infringing Activity 5
Contact Information 4
Infringing Activity — Clarity 4
Other Filings 4
Online Service Provider 4
Relief 4
Statute of Limitations 4
Noninfringement Claim — Clarity 3
Misrepresentation 3
Impermissible Claim — Violation of Terms of Service 3
Copyright Registration 3
Misrepresentation — No Misrepresentation 2
Alternative Infringement Claim 2

Top reasons - 3rd year of CCB operations

All orders

838 reasons collected from 319 orders in 259 cases.

Showing first 20 rows.

Reason Orders
Substantial Similarity 118
Access 90
Copyright Infringement — Elements 64
Copyright Registration 35
Legal or Beneficial Ownership 33
Infringing Activity — Clarity 27
Proper Respondent 21
Foreign Respondent 20
Relief Sought 19
Allegedly Infringing Activity 19
Misrepresentation Claim — Reliance by Online Service Provider 18
Online Service Provider 14
Misrepresentation 14
Registration 13
Infringing Activity 13
Work Infringed — Clarity 12
Relief Requested 12
Respondent Clarity 10
Allegedly Infringed Works — Clarity 9
Statute of Limitations 9

Represented claimants

67 reasons collected from 24 orders in 21 cases.

Showing first 20 rows.

Reason Orders
Substantial Similarity 11
Copyright Infringement — Elements 10
Access 10
Copyright Registration 3
Legal or Beneficial Ownership 3
Infringing Activity — Clarity 3
Misrepresentation Claim — Reliance by Online Service Provider 2
Copyright Infringement Claim — Clarity 1
Allegedly Infringing Activity 1
Works Infringed — Clarity 1
Work Infringed — Registration Information 1
Copyright Infringement — Substantial Similarity 1
Misrepresentation 1
Allegedly Infringed Work — Ownership 1
Relief Sought 1
Work Infringed — Clarity 1
Misrepresentation Claim — No Reliance 1
Misrepresentation — Reliance 1
First Sale 1
Misrepresentation Claim — Reliance by Online Service 1

Unrepresented claimants

771 reasons collected from 295 orders in 238 cases.

Showing first 20 rows.

Reason Orders
Substantial Similarity 107
Access 80
Copyright Infringement — Elements 54
Copyright Registration 32
Legal or Beneficial Ownership 30
Infringing Activity — Clarity 24
Foreign Respondent 20
Proper Respondent 20
Allegedly Infringing Activity 18
Relief Sought 18
Misrepresentation Claim — Reliance by Online Service Provider 16
Online Service Provider 14
Misrepresentation 13
Infringing Activity 13
Registration 13
Relief Requested 12
Work Infringed — Clarity 11
Respondent Clarity 10
Allegedly Infringed Works — Clarity 9
Noninfringement Claim — Clarity 8

Top reasons - 2nd year of CCB operations

All orders

993 reasons collected from 385 orders in 294 cases.

Showing first 20 rows.

Reason Orders
Substantial Similarity 125
Access 106
Copyright Infringement — Elements 72
Copyright Registration 59
Infringing Activity 43
Legal or Beneficial Ownership 35
Foreign Respondent 30
Allegedly Infringed Work 22
Respondent Clarity 21
Relief Requested 19
Infringing Activity — Clarity 18
Online Service Provider 17
Registration 16
Misrepresentation — Clarity 14
Supplemental Documents 14
Copyright Infringement Claim — Elements 14
Misrepresentation — Elements 13
Proper Respondent 13
Impermissible Claim 12
Work Infringed — Clarity 12

Represented claimants

79 reasons collected from 46 orders in 33 cases.

Showing first 20 rows.

Reason Orders
Foreign Respondent 10
Substantial Similarity 6
Access 5
Misrepresentation — Elements 5
Copyright Registration 4
Infringing Activity 4
Copyright Infringement — Elements 4
Copyright Infringement — Respondent Clarity 2
Respondent Address 2
Infringing Activity — Clarity 2
Registration 2
Legal or Beneficial Ownership 2
Claimant Name and Address 2
Respondent Information 2
Infringed Works 2
Registration Information 1
Infringed Work — Clarity 1
Noninfringement Claim — Dispute 1
Claim Form 1
B. Scope 1

Unrepresented claimants

914 reasons collected from 339 orders in 261 cases.

Showing first 20 rows.

Reason Orders
Substantial Similarity 119
Access 101
Copyright Infringement — Elements 68
Copyright Registration 55
Infringing Activity 39
Legal or Beneficial Ownership 33
Allegedly Infringed Work 22
Foreign Respondent 20
Respondent Clarity 20
Relief Requested 18
Online Service Provider 17
Infringing Activity — Clarity 16
Registration 14
Misrepresentation — Clarity 14
Copyright Infringement Claim — Elements 13
Proper Respondent 13
Supplemental Documents 13
Impermissible Claim 12
Work Infringed — Clarity 12
Works Infringed — Clarity 10

Top reasons - 1st year of CCB operations

All orders

794 reasons collected from 323 orders in 265 cases.

Showing first 20 rows.

Reason Orders
Copyright Infringement — Substantial Similarity 41
Copyright Infringement — Access 40
Access 39
Substantial Similarity 39
Copyright Infringement — Elements 38
Copyright Infringement Claim — Registration 35
Foreign Respondent 32
Copyright Infringement — Infringing Activity 32
Copyright Infringement Claim — Substantial Similarity 28
Copyright Infringement Claim — Clarity 23
Copyright Infringement Claim — Access 22
Copyright Registration 19
Copyright Infringement Claim — Legal or Beneficial Ownership 17
Infringing Activity 16
Copyright Infringement Claim — Elements 16
Improper Pleading Form 15
Permissible Claim 13
Legal or Beneficial Ownership 10
Registration Number 9
Copyright Infringement Claim — Online Service Provider 9

Represented claimants

75 reasons collected from 43 orders in 38 cases.

Showing first 20 rows.

Reason Orders
Access 7
Substantial Similarity 6
Copyright Infringement Claim — Elements 5
Permissible Claim 5
Copyright Infringement Claim — Substantial Similarity 4
Claimant Address 3
Improper Form 3
Copyright Infringement Claim — Clarity 3
Copyright Infringement — Elements 3
Copyright Infringement Claim — Access 3
Copyright Infringement Claim — Legal or Beneficial Ownership 2
Foreign Respondent 2
Copyright Infringement — Access 2
Copyright Infringement — Substantial Similarity 2
Copyright Registration 2
Copyright Infringement Claim — Element of Access 1
Legal and Beneficial Owner 1
Copyright Infringement Claim — Registration 1
Respondent Address / Foreign Respondent 1
Copyright Infringement Claim — Impermissible Allegations 1

Unrepresented claimants

719 reasons collected from 280 orders in 718 cases.

Showing first 20 rows.

Reason Orders
Copyright Infringement — Substantial Similarity 39
Copyright Infringement — Access 38
Copyright Infringement — Elements 35
Copyright Infringement Claim — Registration 34
Substantial Similarity 33
Access 32
Copyright Infringement — Infringing Activity 32
Foreign Respondent 30
Copyright Infringement Claim — Substantial Similarity 24
Copyright Infringement Claim — Clarity 20
Copyright Infringement Claim — Access 19
Copyright Registration 17
Copyright Infringement Claim — Legal or Beneficial Ownership 15
Infringing Activity 15
Improper Pleading Form 14
Copyright Infringement Claim — Elements 11
Legal or Beneficial Ownership 10
Copyright Infringement Claim — Online Service Provider 9
Registration Number 8
Impermissible Claims 8

All reasons found

Download the CSV with counts for all reasons found across all orders to amend.