Tesla must respond to a copyright lawsuit filed by a drone pilot because CEO Elon Musk retweeted a post on the X platform and used the pilot's aerial video without permission. The US District Court for the Central District of California said that the plaintiff in this case, James Querich acted as Tesla's agent when retweeting the post, and the charges were reasonable: Musk acted as Tesla's agent when retweeting the post, and greatly expanded the spread of direct infringement. The plaintiff also fully proved that Tesla's actions were intentional infringement, because although Quelich repeatedly told the company that the post infringed its copyright, the relevant post was retained. Judge Josephine L. Staton issued a ruling on September 2, rejecting Tesla's defense.

Tesla must respond to a copyright lawsuit filed by a drone pilot because CEO Elon Musk retweeted a post on the X platform and used the pilot's aerial video without permission. The US District Court for the Central District of California said that the plaintiff in this case, James Querich acted as Tesla's agent when retweeting the post, and the charges were reasonable: Musk acted as Tesla's agent when retweeting the post, and greatly expanded the spread of direct infringement. The plaintiff also fully proved that Tesla's actions were intentional infringement, because although Quelich repeatedly told the company that the post infringed its copyright, the relevant post was retained. Judge Josephine L. Staton issued a ruling on September 2, rejecting Tesla's defense.