Lyon v Adobe Inc

Lyon v. Adobe Inc. is a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by author Douglas Lyon against Adobe Inc., alleging that Adobe's AI-powered features in Creative Cloud products were trained on copyrighted works without authorization. The case was later consolidated with Kleiner v. Adobe Inc.

Plaintiffs

Douglas Lyon, book author

Defendants

Adobe Inc.

Claims

The plaintiff alleges that Adobe used copyrighted literary works to train its AI image generation tools, including those integrated into Photoshop and other Creative Cloud applications, without consent, compensation, or proper attribution.

Procedural History

Filing date: 2024-2025
Consolidated complaint filed — April 22, 2026 (the consolidated complaint was filed, unifying Lyon and Kleiner's claims against Adobe)

Consolidated Action

See Kleiner v Adobe Inc for details on the consolidated copyright complaint.

Significance

Alongside Kleiner, Lyon represents authors challenging Adobe's use of published books in AI training. The case is notable for being consolidated with a similar action, reducing duplicative litigation.

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