A group of YouTubers has added Snap to a growing list of tech companies being sued over alleged copyright infringement related to the use of their video content to train artificial intelligence models. The plaintiffs, internet content creators behind three YouTube channels with approximately 6.2 million combined subscribers, claim Snap used their videos without permission to develop and refine its AI features, including the “Imagine Lens” tool, which enables users to manipulate images using text prompts. The lawsuit, filed on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, is a proposed class action. It specifically targets Snap’s use of large-scale video-language datasets, such as HD-VILA-100M, which were originally created for academic and research purposes. The creators argue that Snap repurposed these datasets for commercial use in violation of YouTube’s terms of service, technological access controls, and licensing agreements. The case is led by the creators of the popular h3h3 YouTube channel, which has over 5.5 million subscribers, along with the smaller channels MrShortGame Golf and Golfoholics. The plaintiffs are seeking statutory damages and a permanent injunction to halt Snap from continuing to use their content in AI training without authorization. This legal action is part of a broader wave of copyright disputes involving AI companies. Similar lawsuits have already been filed against Nvidia, Meta, and ByteDance by creators and other content owners. The cases reflect increasing scrutiny over how AI firms collect and use publicly available digital content, especially from platforms like YouTube. The Copyright Alliance reports that more than 70 copyright infringement lawsuits have been filed against AI companies to date, involving a wide range of industries—from authors and publishers to artists and news organizations. In some instances, courts have ruled in favor of tech companies, such as in a case involving Meta and a group of authors. In other cases, such as the one between Anthropic and a group of authors, the AI firm settled and paid compensation to resolve the claims. The litigation landscape remains fluid, with many cases still ongoing. Snap has been approached for comment, and TechCrunch will update the story if a response is provided.