Johnson v. Proctorio Incorporated
2:21-cv-00691-DLR
Court
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
Plaintiffs
Erik Johnson (Miami University undergraduate; represented by EFF)
Defendants
Proctorio, Inc.
Causes of action
17 U.S.C. § 512(f) DMCA misrepresentation/misuse; declaratory judgment of fair use (non-infringement of copyright)
Settlement
Not publicly disclosed
Allegations
Proctorio sent bad-faith DMCA takedown notices to Twitter and GitHub to remove Johnson's posts that contained excerpts of Proctorio's software code and a video screenshot showing room-scan capture, in retaliation for his criticism.
Outcome / Status
Settled. Proctorio dropped its counterclaims (defamation, tortious interference, copyright); Johnson dropped his DMCA Section 512(f) claim; tweets remained restored.
Appellate history
None