BYU Copyright Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Last year we reported on a lawsuit between Chegg, Inc. Chegg”) and Pearson Education (“Pearson”). Pearson, a large textbook and education company, accused Chegg of copyright infringement as Chegg publishes answers online to the questions found in Pearson’s textbooks.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Stockholders of online book and study aid giant Chegg Inc. sued the $2 billion business in Delaware's Court of Chancery on Friday, accusing the company and its directors of running an undisclosed and potentially risky, industrial-scale cheating service for students.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Attorneys for online book and study aid giant Chegg Inc. told a Delaware vice chancellor on Thursday that stockholders have failed to assemble defensible claims in a suit accusing the company of operating as a cheating service for students, saying they are trying to circumvent a stay for litigation in California federal court.

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BYU Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In the educational market, Chegg, Inc. Chegg") exists as a paid service that assists students in their schoolwork. On September 13, 2021, a textbook company called Pearson Education, Inc. On September 13, 2021, a textbook company called Pearson Education, Inc.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Pearson Education Inc. hit education technology company Chegg Inc. with a copyright infringement suit in New Jersey federal court Monday, alleging Chegg reaps hundreds of millions of dollars each year from a product that provides students with answers from Pearson textbooks.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Leading educational publishing company, Pearson, has sued Chegg Inc. In a case filed by Stephen Thaler, part of the Artificial Inventor Project, US Federal Judge Leonie Brikema has ruled that an AI cannot be considered an ‘inventor’ of a patent. for selling answers to Pearson’s textbook questions without authorisation.

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