Case fileCopyright
Dudnikov v. Sanrio, Incorporated
The serial pro-se eBay litigants known as Tabberone sued Sanrio over a takedown of their listings. It closed within months.
Karen Dudnikov & Michael Meadors (the "Tabberone" eBay sellers),
Plaintiff,
v.
Sanrio, Incorporated,
Defendant.
Docket No.1:04-cv-00264
CourtU.S. District Court, District of Colorado
Filed2004
StatusSettled
The record
- Court
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Docket No.
- 1:04-cv-00264
- Filed
- 2004
- Resolved
- 2004
- Sanrio’s role
- Defendant
- Type
- Copyright
- Claims
- Copyright (declaratory) — over a VeRO takedown
- Counsel — plaintiff/petitioner
- not public
- Counsel — Sanrio side
- not public
What happened
The serial pro-se eBay litigants known as Tabberone sued Sanrio over a takedown of their listings. It closed within months.
Outcome
Voluntarily dismissed with prejudice around May 2004, consistent with a settlement, before Judge Wiley Y. Daniel.
The legal nuance
A small-seller pushback against platform IP takedowns, a recurring theme for these plaintiffs.
Sources of record