"Associated Press" tagged Cases and Lawsuits

CaseCase FiledLast Document
Fairey et al v. The Associated PressFebruary 9, 2009December 14, 2009
Claim that iconic Obama poster infringes on AP photo copyright
The Associated Press v. All Headline News Corp. et alJanuary 14, 2008January 15, 2008
Plaintiff The Associated Press alleged that Defendants All Headline News Corp., AHN Media Corp., W. Jeffrey Brown and Danielle George hired writers to copy and rewrite AP news stories.
George Edward McCain v. Associated Press TheAugust 31, 2007October 23, 2007
Associated Press v. United States Department of DefenseJune 9, 2005August 23, 2007
Plaintiff Associated Press seeks access under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to records pertaining directly to the detention of hundreds of persons at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. AP seeks access to a number of specific documents concerning detainees still held at Guantanamo, including documents relating to Administrative Review Board hearings conducted by defendant, the bases for ongoing detentions, allegations of mistreatment, and the rlease or transfer of detainees. AP also sees documents concerning construction contracts that have been awarded for work performed at Guantanamo.
MCCLATCHEY v. ASSOCIATED PRESSFebruary 24, 2005August 17, 2007
Plaintiff Valencia McClatchey alleged that defendant the Associated Press (AP) over the AP's unauthorized use of her copyright End of Serenity photograph.
Counter Terrorist Group US et al v. Associated Press et alJuly 9, 2007July 30, 2007
Associated Press v. United States Department of DefenseMarch 13, 2006April 26, 2007
Plaintiff Associated Press brought an action under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to compel access to records pertaining to the detention of hundreds of persons at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. AP seeks access to documents sufficient to identify all past and present detainees held at Guantanamo.
Associated Press v. United States Department of DefenseApril 19, 2005February 23, 2006
Plaintiff Associated Press brought this action under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to compel access to testimony, written statements, and other documents provided by detainees held at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the U.S. Government's Combatant Status Review Tribunals.
Five Navy Seals, et al v. Associated Press, et alMarch 21, 2005September 1, 2005
Plaintiffs allege that defendant Seth Hettena, a reporter for defendant Associated Press, took photographs from plaintiff's personal digital photo album at smugmug.com without permission. Plaintiffs further allege that defendants published some of these photos, which depicted five Navy SEALs, without concealing the identities of the servicemen.
The Associated Press v. Moreover Technologies, Inc. et alOctober 9, 2007 
Plaintiff The Associated Press alleged that Defendants Moreover Technologies, Inc. and VeriSign, Inc. have reproduced AP's articles on Defendants' services without permission, altered or removed Plaintiff's copyright management information, promoted AP as a source for Defendant's services without authorization and trespassed on Plaintiff's chattels by using search robots or crawlers to retrieve information from AP's computer servers.