About this page
Once a week or so I run a script to collect information about newly available public documents on eCCB. I store that information in a SQLite database that you can download from Github if you want to run your own queries. Because the information is collected by a script 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 old scripts (e.g. if two reasons are found in a dismissal order, both are now collected). I've been watching CCB data since the CCB was a few months old, and I've tried to make sure the script accounts for a variety of rare occurrences and edge cases. I also have it prompt for human input when the data it grabs is hard to interpret.
This page collects the results of some of the queries I thought would be most interesting. You can contact me (Katie Fortney) at bibliobaloney@duck.com if you have questions about other queries. I use 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If you're looking for the CCB info that used to be here, it's been archived and will no longer be updated. If you want to skim or search what claimants are 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 2025-03-27
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: 40
| Docket Number | Caption | Determination type | Damages | Claimant represented? | Date | Case duration (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2025-03-27: 35
For these active cases, average number of days since the earliest available claim was filed (as of 2025-03-27): 161
Types of claims
| Claim type | Cases |
|---|---|
| Infringement | 31 |
| DMCA Misrepresentation | 3 |
| Infringement, Noninfringement, 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 | 23 |
| 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
23% of claims had claimants with representation.
0 claims had multiple law firms representing claimants.
| Law firm | Cases |
|---|---|
| No law firm | 33 |
| The Law Firm of Higbee and Associates | 1 |
| Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC | 1 |
| Law Office of Elizabeth T Russell LLC | 1 |
| TBillick Law PLLC | 1 |
| Burns the Attorney, Inc. | 1 |
| Seiller Waterman | 1 |
| Caldwell Law Firm, P.C. | 1 |
| self | 1 |
Active plus formerly active
74% of claims had claimants with representation.
0 claims had multiple law firms representing claimants.
| Law firm | Cases |
|---|---|
| No law firm | 55 |
| The Law Firm of Higbee and Associates | 6 |
| Jekielek & Janis | 3 |
| Burns the Attorney, Inc. | 2 |
| Higbee & Associates | 2 |
| L/O Lawrence G Townsene | 1 |
| Caldwell Law Firm, P.C. | 1 |
| Seiller Waterman | 1 |
| TBillick Law PLLC | 1 |
| Law Office of Elizabeth T Russell LLC | 1 |
| Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC | 1 |
| Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP | 1 |
| Law Office of Steven Wrobel LLC | 1 |
| Leichtman Law PLLC | 1 |
| Gurr Brande & Spendlove, PLLC | 1 |
| Cognition IP, P.C. | 1 |
| Ice Miller LLP | 1 |
| self | 1 |
All cases filed
20% 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 Proof of Service | 37 |
| Waiting for Amended Claim | 29 |
| In Abeyance | 17 |
| Waiting for Scheduling Order/Expiration of Opt Out Window | 17 |
| Waiting for Initial Review | 16 |
| Waiting for Review of Amended Claim | 6 |
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 | 387 |
| Proof of service not filed | 178 |
| Request from claimant | 117 |
| Respondent(s) opted out | 116 |
| 3 tries and still noncompliant | 68 |
| Settlement; dismissed with prejudice | 62 |
| Bad-faith conduct | 25 |
| Copyright registration refused by Copyright Office | 18 |
| Service was not valid | 13 |
| Failure to provide respondent address | 9 |
| Settlement; dismissed without prejudice | 8 |
| Payment for the claim failed | 8 |
| No copyright registration or application | 7 |
| Copyright registration application abandoned | 6 |
| Second filing fee not paid | 5 |
| Settlement; prejudice pending | 4 |
| Foreign respondent; no bad faith found | 3 |
| Unsuitability: respondent | 3 |
| Unsuitability: statute of limitations | 1 |
| Unsuitability: already adjudicated by another court | 1 |
Represented claimants
| Reasons | Orders |
|---|---|
| Proof of service not filed | 45 |
| Settlement; dismissed with prejudice | 42 |
| Request from claimant | 34 |
| Respondent(s) opted out | 33 |
| Failure to amend | 29 |
| 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 | 358 |
| Proof of service not filed | 133 |
| Request from claimant | 83 |
| Respondent(s) opted out | 83 |
| 3 tries and still noncompliant | 65 |
| Bad-faith conduct | 24 |
| Settlement; dismissed with prejudice | 20 |
| Copyright registration refused by Copyright Office | 17 |
| Service was not valid | 12 |
| Failure to provide respondent address | 9 |
| Payment for the claim failed | 8 |
| No copyright registration or application | 7 |
| Copyright registration application abandoned | 6 |
| Settlement; dismissed without prejudice | 3 |
| Foreign respondent; no bad faith found | 3 |
| Second filing fee not paid | 2 |
| Settlement; prejudice pending | 2 |
| Unsuitability: respondent | 2 |
| Unsuitability: statute of limitations | 1 |
Past 60 days - all claimants
| Reasons | Orders |
|---|---|
| Failure to amend | 15 |
| Proof of service not filed | 7 |
| Respondent(s) opted out | 7 |
| No copyright registration or application | 5 |
| Copyright registration application abandoned | 4 |
| Request from claimant | 3 |
| Bad-faith conduct | 3 |
| Settlement; dismissed with prejudice | 3 |
| 3 tries and still noncompliant | 3 |
| Unsuitability: respondent | 3 |
| Copyright registration refused by Copyright Office | 2 |
| Service was not valid | 1 |
| Failure to provide respondent address | 1 |
| Payment for the claim failed | 1 |
| Unsuitability: already adjudicated by another court | 1 |
| Settlement; dismissed without prejudice | 1 |
Past 60 days - represented claimants
| Reasons | Orders |
|---|---|
| Request from claimant | 2 |
| Respondent(s) opted out | 2 |
| Settlement; dismissed with prejudice | 1 |
| Proof of service not filed | 1 |
| Unsuitability: already adjudicated by another court | 1 |
| Unsuitability: respondent | 1 |
| Settlement; dismissed without prejudice | 1 |
Past 60 days - unrepresented claimants
| Reasons | Orders |
|---|---|
| Failure to amend | 15 |
| Proof of service not filed | 6 |
| No copyright registration or application | 5 |
| Respondent(s) opted out | 5 |
| Copyright registration application abandoned | 4 |
| Bad-faith conduct | 3 |
| 3 tries and still noncompliant | 3 |
| Settlement; dismissed with prejudice | 2 |
| Copyright registration refused by Copyright Office | 2 |
| Unsuitability: respondent | 2 |
| Service was not valid | 1 |
| Failure to provide respondent address | 1 |
| Payment for the claim failed | 1 |
| Request from claimant | 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: 113
Median: 93
Mode: [42]
Dismissals in the past 60 days
Average: 93
Median: 59
Mode: [43, 45]
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: 1215
Claims dismissed/closed: 1054
| Status | Cases |
|---|---|
| Dismissed Without Prejudice | 943 |
| Dismissed With Prejudice | 66 |
| Final Determination - Default | 18 |
| Final Determination | 13 |
| Closed; looks like payment failed | 8 |
| Final Determination - Settlement | 5 |
| Final Determination - Dismissal | 1 |
Final determinations issued: 40
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 | 952 |
| DMCA Misrepresentation | 112 |
| Infringement, DMCA Misrepresentation | 88 |
| Noninfringement | 22 |
| Infringement, Noninfringement, DMCA Misrepresentation | 16 |
| Noninfringement, DMCA Misrepresentation | 9 |
| Infringement, Noninfringement | 2 |
Past 60 days
| Claim type | Cases |
|---|---|
| Infringement | 68 |
| Infringement, DMCA Misrepresentation | 6 |
| DMCA Misrepresentation | 1 |
| Infringement, Noninfringement, DMCA Misrepresentation | 1 |
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 | 648 |
| Yes | 553 |
Past 60 days
| Smaller? | Cases |
|---|---|
| No | 43 |
| Yes | 33 |
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
20% 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 | 1056 |
| 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 |
| Higbee & Associates | 7 |
| Burns the Attorney, Inc. | 6 |
| Doniger / Burroughs | 6 |
| Evans & Dixon | 5 |
| Law Office of Eric Ridley | 4 |
| Caldwell Law Firm, P.C. | 3 |
| Seiller Waterman | 3 |
| Axenfeld Law Group, LLC | 3 |
| Donahue Fitzgerald LLP | 3 |
| The Brickell IP Group, PLLC | 3 |
| UCI Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology Clinic | 2 |
| Peppercorn Partners LLC | 2 |
| Selman Munson and Lerner | 2 |
| Danchuk Law, LLC | 2 |
| Howard O. Bernstein, P.C. | 2 |
| Esther Grace Law | 2 |
| McCulloch Kleinman Law | 2 |
Past 60 days
11% of claims had claimants with representation.
0 claims had multiple law firms representing claimants.
| Law firm | Cases |
|---|---|
| No law firm | 81 |
| Capes Sokol Goodman Sarachan | 1 |
| Manta Law | 1 |
| INGBER LAW FIRM | 1 |
| Peppercorn Partners LLC | 1 |
| Wood Herron & Evans LLP | 1 |
| Schroder Davis Law Firm PLC | 1 |
| Fisher, Klein & Wolfe LLP | 1 |
| Danchuk Law, LLC | 1 |
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) | 1158 |
| Motion picture and audiovisual | 368 |
| Sound recordings | 270 |
| Literary (such as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reference works) | 208 |
| Musical (such as the underlying musical composition) | 86 |
| Other | 74 |
| Dramatic (such as a screenplay, play or other script) | 34 |
| Software | 18 |
| 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) | 213 |
| Literary (such as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reference works) | 18 |
| Sound recordings | 17 |
| Motion picture and audiovisual | 15 |
| Other | 13 |
| Musical (such as the underlying musical composition) | 1 |
| Software | 1 |
| Dramatic (such as a screenplay, play or other script) | 1 |
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 | 1622 |
| No | 599 |
Past 60 days
| Registered? | Works |
|---|---|
| Yes | 234 |
| No | 45 |
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 |
| David Bibiyan | 10 |
| Amy Do | 10 |
| Julie Dermansky | 9 |
| World Media Alliance Label inc | 9 |
| Nadine Hokayem | 9 |
| HEBERLY ENGINEERING, P.C. | 9 |
| Langston M Childs | 8 |
| Dana Hursey | 8 |
| Jean M Guerrero | 8 |
| Keith F. Bell | 8 |
| Troi Torain | 7 |
| Christopher MacDonald | 6 |
| James H Dillard, II | 6 |
| Danielle Robertson | 6 |
| Pinwheel Crafts LLC | 6 |
| Floatsup, LLC | 5 |
| Martin McNeil | 5 |
| Cindy Kroth | 5 |
| Daniel M Van Doren | 5 |
| James Colwell | 5 |
| Angela M Jarman | 5 |
| William Grecia | 5 |
| izmo, Inc. | 5 |
| Helen Walters | 5 |
| Hood Box Office | 4 |
| Rebecca Estenssoro | 4 |
| Gergely Turi | 4 |
| Hillary Wright | 4 |
| Keith F Bell | 4 |
| Karen Holmes | 4 |
| Nucleus Medical Media, Inc. | 4 |
| VideoHat LLC | 4 |
| Karen Boeker | 4 |
| Villalobos O Body | 4 |
| Jon Q Wright | 3 |
| Florian Sommet | 3 |
| Kelly Green | 3 |
| David T McCreery | 3 |
| Catalina M Jaramillo | 3 |
| Eckart Klobe | 3 |
| Joseph R Tomelleri | 3 |
| Shenzhiyishoumaoyishenzhenyouxiangongsi | 3 |
| M-1 Studios LLC | 3 |
| lead creation inc | 3 |
| Photolive Inc. dba Stockyard Photos | 3 |
| Gan Shu | 3 |
| Domanique C Blanton | 3 |
| Jalic Inc | 3 |
| Dolls Kill, Inc. | 3 |
| Late Night Crew LLC | 3 |
| Helen Walters, Ms | 3 |
| Steven Hirsch | 3 |
| Ivan Pyvovarov | 3 |
| Samantha L Telfer | 3 |
| Independent-International Pictures Corp. | 3 |
| Allen Nelson | 3 |
| Terrell Lipscomb | 3 |
| Richard Gideons | 3 |
| Wade Dadant | 3 |
| Anna Elizabeth | 3 |
| Corie L Ruth | 3 |
| Big FOOT Creative Studios and Media Group LLC | 3 |
Respondents
Respondents appearing on 3 or more claims
| Respondents | Cases |
|---|---|
| Eamann M Ghasemy | 12 |
| James McEldowney | 9 |
| YouTube | 8 |
| YouTube, LLC | 8 |
| The Rochester Oratorio Society, Inc. | 8 |
| Alex Brecher | 7 |
| Kenneth Rucker | 6 |
| Amazon | 6 |
| Google LLC | 5 |
| Abdsulsalam Issa | 5 |
| Damon Lovell | 5 |
| Mark Avington | 4 |
| Bohdana Stepanenko | 4 |
| Clayton Morris | 4 |
| Townsville Realty LLC | 4 |
| Universal Music Group | 4 |
| DELONDRIS CAUSEY | 4 |
| Jordan Mcfadden | 3 |
| Abdulsalam Issa | 3 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 3 |
| Tracy Armstrong | 3 |
| Cliff Rebelo | 3 |
| Chris Buechner | 3 |
| Charmagne Mckinney | 3 |
| Apple Inc. | 3 |
| Bassquatch Productions LLC | 3 |
| Marquis Edwards | 3 |
| YouTube LLC | 3 |
| Elara Bowman | 3 |
| Creative Course | 3 |
Respondents opting out of 2 or more claims
Respondents have opted out 70 times.
Download a CSV of all opt outs.
| 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
2452 reasons collected from 967 orders in 743 cases.
Showing first 20 rows.
| Reason | Orders |
|---|---|
| Substantial Similarity | 255 |
| Access | 218 |
| Copyright Infringement — Elements | 157 |
| Copyright Registration | 110 |
| Foreign Respondent | 81 |
| Legal or Beneficial Ownership | 74 |
| Infringing Activity | 68 |
| Copyright Infringement — Substantial Similarity | 44 |
| Infringing Activity — Clarity | 40 |
| Copyright Infringement Claim — Registration | 40 |
| Copyright Infringement — Access | 40 |
| Registration | 34 |
| Copyright Infringement — Infringing Activity | 34 |
| Online Service Provider | 33 |
| Copyright Infringement Claim — Elements | 33 |
| Allegedly Infringed Work | 31 |
| Proper Respondent | 31 |
| Respondent Clarity | 31 |
| Copyright Infringement Claim — Substantial Similarity | 29 |
| Relief Requested | 27 |
Represented claimants
218 reasons collected from 110 orders in 88 cases.
Showing first 20 rows.
| Reason | Orders |
|---|---|
| Substantial Similarity | 22 |
| Access | 20 |
| Copyright Infringement — Elements | 17 |
| Foreign Respondent | 12 |
| Copyright Registration | 9 |
| Copyright Infringement Claim — Elements | 6 |
| Misrepresentation — Elements | 5 |
| Legal or Beneficial Ownership | 5 |
| Copyright Infringement Claim — Substantial Similarity | 5 |
| Infringing Activity | 5 |
| Permissible Claim | 5 |
| Infringing Activity — Clarity | 5 |
| Copyright Infringement — Substantial Similarity | 4 |
| Copyright Infringement Claim — Clarity | 4 |
| Claimant Address | 3 |
| Respondent Information | 3 |
| Improper Form | 3 |
| Respondent Address | 3 |
| Copyright Infringement — Access | 3 |
| Copyright Infringement Claim — Access | 3 |
Unrepresented claimants
2234 reasons collected from 857 orders in 470 cases.
Showing first 20 rows.
| Reason | Orders |
|---|---|
| Substantial Similarity | 233 |
| Access | 198 |
| Copyright Infringement — Elements | 140 |
| Copyright Registration | 101 |
| Foreign Respondent | 69 |
| Legal or Beneficial Ownership | 69 |
| Infringing Activity | 63 |
| Copyright Infringement — Substantial Similarity | 40 |
| Copyright Infringement Claim — Registration | 39 |
| Copyright Infringement — Access | 37 |
| Infringing Activity — Clarity | 35 |
| Copyright Infringement — Infringing Activity | 34 |
| Online Service Provider | 33 |
| Registration | 32 |
| Allegedly Infringed Work | 31 |
| Respondent Clarity | 30 |
| Proper Respondent | 30 |
| Copyright Infringement Claim — Elements | 27 |
| Relief Requested | 26 |
| Copyright Infringement Claim — Substantial Similarity | 24 |
Top reasons - past 60 days
All orders
145 reasons collected from 52 orders in 45 cases.
Showing first 20 rows.
| Reason | Orders |
|---|---|
| Substantial Similarity | 25 |
| Access | 23 |
| Copyright Infringement — Elements | 7 |
| Copyright Registration | 5 |
| Relief Sought | 5 |
| Allegedly Infringing Activity | 5 |
| Legal or Beneficial Ownership | 4 |
| Allegedly Infringed Works | 4 |
| Allegedly Infringed Works — Clarity | 4 |
| Proper Respondent | 4 |
| Foreign Respondent | 3 |
| Online Service Provider | 3 |
| Allegedly Infringed Work | 3 |
| Misrepresentation | 3 |
| Copyright Infringement — Substantial Similarity | 2 |
| Respondent — Clarity | 2 |
| Authorized Representative | 2 |
| Noninfringement Claim — Actual Controversy | 2 |
| Pleading Form | 2 |
| Clarity | 2 |
Represented claimants
13 reasons collected from 4 orders in 4 cases.
Showing first 20 rows.
| Reason | Orders |
|---|---|
| Copyright Infringement — Elements | 2 |
| Access | 2 |
| Substantial Similarity | 2 |
| Legal or Beneficial Ownership | 1 |
| Works Infringed — Clarity | 1 |
| Work Infringed — Registration Information | 1 |
| Copyright Infringement — Substantial Similarity | 1 |
| Allegedly Infringed Work — Ownership | 1 |
| Relief Sought | 1 |
| Misrepresentation | 1 |
Unrepresented claimants
132 reasons collected from 48 orders in 41 cases.
Showing first 20 rows.
| Reason | Orders |
|---|---|
| Substantial Similarity | 23 |
| Access | 21 |
| Copyright Infringement — Elements | 5 |
| Allegedly Infringing Activity | 5 |
| Copyright Registration | 5 |
| Relief Sought | 4 |
| Allegedly Infringed Works — Clarity | 4 |
| Allegedly Infringed Works | 4 |
| Proper Respondent | 4 |
| Legal or Beneficial Ownership | 3 |
| Allegedly Infringed Work | 3 |
| Online Service Provider | 3 |
| Foreign Respondent | 3 |
| Respondent — Clarity | 2 |
| Misrepresentation | 2 |
| Clarity | 2 |
| Authorized Representative | 2 |
| Noninfringement Claim — Actual Controversy | 2 |
| Pleading Form | 2 |
| Online Service Provider — Proper Respondent | 1 |
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 655 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.