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Company filingNovember 6, 2025Vacker v. Eleven Labs, Inc. · D. Del., No. 1:24-cv-00987-RGA

Audiobook narrators and authors and ElevenLabs file a joint stipulation dismissing with prejudice their DMCA suit over voice cloning, after a settlement whose terms are not disclosed

On Nov. 6, 2025, the plaintiffs and ElevenLabs filed a joint stipulation under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) dismissing all claims with prejudice, each side bearing its own fees and costs. The suit, filed Aug. 29, 2024 by narrators Karissa Vacker and Mark Boyett, author Brian Larson, his publisher Iron Tower Press and author Vaughn Heppner, alleged that ElevenLabs circumvented technological measures protecting their copyrighted audiobook narrations and removed or altered copyright management information, in violation of 17 U.S.C. §§ 1201 and 1202, in order to train voice models that mimic the narrators' voices. ElevenLabs had moved to dismiss, arguing among other things that the plaintiffs lacked standing under the DMCA because they alleged no concrete injury; the plaintiffs' opposition (Jan. 16, 2025) and ElevenLabs' reply (Feb. 19, 2025) were on file when the case settled. The stipulation does not state any settlement terms. ElevenLabs did not admit liability in the filing.

Joint Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice, Dkt. 57 (copy posted by ChatGPT Is Eating the World) ↗Complaint, Dkt. 1 (RECAP) ↗

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