Ted Entertainment v Amazoncom Inc

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Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc. (W.D. Wash., Case 2:26-cv-01134) is a class-action lawsuit filed on April 3, 2026, by YouTube content creators against Amazon, alleging violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by circumventing YouTube's technological protection measures to train Nova Reel.<ref name="piracymonitor">Piracy Monitor - YouTube publisher sues Apple, Amazon, OpenAI</ref><ref name="geekwire">GeekWire - Amazon sued by YouTubers</ref>

Background

The plaintiffs—Ted Entertainment (creator of "h3h3 Productions" and "H3 Podcast Highlights"), Matt Fisher ("MrShortGame Golf"), and Golfholics—operate YouTube channels with over 6 million subscribers and 4.3 billion views combined.<ref name="piracymonitor" />

Allegations

The complaint targets Nova Reel, Amazon's text-to-video AI model accessible via AWS Bedrock.<ref name="geekwire" /><ref name="law360">Law360 - YouTube creators say Amazon scrapes videos to train AI</ref>

Plaintiffs allege Amazon circumvented YouTube's technological protection measures—including streaming-only delivery, API limits, access controls, rolling ciphers, and IP detection systems—to download millions of videos at scale for training Nova Reel.<ref name="piracymonitor" />

Legal Claims

The plaintiffs allege violations of 17 U.S.C. § 1201(a), the DMCA's anti-circumvention provision.<ref name="piracymonitor" />

The plaintiffs seek:

  • Statutory damages of up to $150,000 per violation
  • Class certification
  • Permanent injunctions against further circumvention<ref name="piracymonitor" />

Related Cases

This case was filed alongside parallel lawsuits against OpenAI and Apple.<ref name="piracymonitor" /><ref name="geekwire" />

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