The New York Times has filed a lawsuit in a New York federal court accusing AI startup Perplexity of copying and distributing its articles without permission. The suit alleges that Perplexity’s crawlers deliberately ignored technical safeguards, such as robots.txt, to harvest content that the Times says is reproduced verbatim or in substantially similar form. The legal action follows earlier cease‑and‑desist notices and comes amid a broader wave of publisher lawsuits targeting AI firms for alleged copyright violations. Leer más →

The New York Times has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against AI search company Perplexity, alleging that the firm’s commercial products repurpose the newspaper’s content without permission. The suit claims Perplexity’s retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) technology crawls the web, reproduces articles verbatim or in near‑verbatim summaries, and delivers them to users as its own output. The lawsuit seeks monetary relief and an injunction to stop further use of the Times’ material. The filing follows similar actions by other publishers targeting Perplexity’s practices. Leer más →

Encyclopedia Britannica has filed a lawsuit against the AI answer service Perplexity, alleging that the company displays the publisher’s logos and trademarks alongside AI‑generated content that can include factual errors. Britannica claims this practice misleads users into believing the misinformation is endorsed by the publisher, constituting trademark infringement and reputational harm. The complaint focuses on Perplexity’s use of Britannica’s copyrighted material without permission, rather than on the underlying large‑language model. The case joins a growing wave of legal actions by media firms against AI developers over copyright and trademark concerns. Leer más →

Encyclopedia Britannica has filed a lawsuit against the AI answer service Perplexity, alleging that the company displays the publisher’s logos and trademarks alongside AI‑generated content that can include factual errors. Britannica claims this practice misleads users into believing the misinformation is endorsed by the publisher, constituting trademark infringement and reputational harm. The complaint focuses on Perplexity’s use of Britannica’s copyrighted material without permission, rather than on the underlying large‑language model. The case joins a growing wave of legal actions by media firms against AI developers over copyright and trademark concerns. Leer más →

Encyclopedia Britannica has filed a lawsuit against the AI answer service Perplexity, alleging that the company displays the publisher’s logos and trademarks alongside AI‑generated content that can include factual errors. Britannica claims this practice misleads users into believing the misinformation is endorsed by the publisher, constituting trademark infringement and reputational harm. The complaint focuses on Perplexity’s use of Britannica’s copyrighted material without permission, rather than on the underlying large‑language model. The case joins a growing wave of legal actions by media firms against AI developers over copyright and trademark concerns. Leer más →

Encyclopedia Britannica has filed a lawsuit against the AI answer service Perplexity, alleging that the company displays the publisher’s logos and trademarks alongside AI‑generated content that can include factual errors. Britannica claims this practice misleads users into believing the misinformation is endorsed by the publisher, constituting trademark infringement and reputational harm. The complaint focuses on Perplexity’s use of Britannica’s copyrighted material without permission, rather than on the underlying large‑language model. The case joins a growing wave of legal actions by media firms against AI developers over copyright and trademark concerns. Leer más →

Encyclopedia Britannica has filed a lawsuit against the AI answer service Perplexity, alleging that the company displays the publisher’s logos and trademarks alongside AI‑generated content that can include factual errors. Britannica claims this practice misleads users into believing the misinformation is endorsed by the publisher, constituting trademark infringement and reputational harm. The complaint focuses on Perplexity’s use of Britannica’s copyrighted material without permission, rather than on the underlying large‑language model. The case joins a growing wave of legal actions by media firms against AI developers over copyright and trademark concerns. Leer más →