It employs a team of 11 people to browse the internet looking for videos that go viral, and enters a licensing agreement with their creators.
On March 12, 2014, Equals Three's then-host Ray William Johnson announced that the show would be going on hiatus to find a new host.
Jukin Media argued that Equals Three never responded to the letter, never paid the invoice, nor attempted to negotiate a license.
On May 1, 2014, Equals Three alleged that Jukin has filed at least 41 copyright infringement claims against them on YouTube, preventing them from earn advertising revenue from the affected episodes.
Jukin Media claimed that Equals Three infringed on 19 of its copyrights and filed a motion for partial summary judgment regarding fair use.
Jukin Media argued that Equals Three directly targeted its videos, but didn't offer any evidence other than speculation.
The court found that the video use in the episode Sheep to Balls, where a person buys a phone and drops it, was not transformative and is not fair use.