CNN files copyright lawsuit against Perplexity in New York federal court

What does CNN say Perplexity did?

CNN alleges that Perplexity scraped, copied and distributed CNN journalism — including articles, videos and images — and used that material to generate outputs that were identical or substantially similar to CNN's work cnbctv18.com,CNA,Statesman.

Why is this lawsuit notable beyond CNN and Perplexity?

It adds to a growing legal fight over how AI companies use copyrighted media content, as publishers increasingly either sue AI firms or pursue licensing deals to be paid for use of their reporting CNN International,Digit,WAAY TV 31.

What is Perplexity's public response so far?

Perplexity has publicly rejected the premise of the case in brief terms, with a spokesperson saying, "You can't copyright facts" CNET,CNA,TheWrap.