CNN Sues AI Firm Perplexity Alleging Unauthorized Use of Over 10,000 Copyrighted Works
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Jill Goldsmith
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Summary
CNN has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against AI firm Perplexity, alleging the company unlawfully copied over 10,000 CNN stories, videos, images, and other works to power its AI products. The lawsuit states that the two sides attempted but failed to reach an agreement in 2025, and Perplexity continued using CNN content without authorization while falsely implying a relationship with the news network. CNN joins other major publishers like The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal in taking legal action against the Jeff Bezos-backed generative AI company.
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The suit said the two sides tried but failed to reach an agreement in 2025 and Perplexity continued ripping off CNN content
claiming a relationship with the news network that does not exist despite repeated warnings that the moves are illegal
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