CNN sues AI startup Perplexity for allegedly scraping and reproducing articles verbatim
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· 6 sourcesCNN has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against AI startup Perplexity in the Southern District of New York, alleging the company copied and distributed over 17,000 of its stories, videos, and images without permission, according to Variety. The Verge reported that CNN claims Perplexity's AI tools generate "verbatim" copies of its articles and bypass paywalls to provide subscription-locked content. Deadline noted that the two sides attempted but failed to reach a licensing agreement in 2025, and Perplexity continued using CNN content while falsely implying a relationship with the network. Perplexity has responded by arguing that facts cannot be copyrighted, as reported by bsky.
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Summary
CNN has filed a lawsuit against AI startup Perplexity, alleging that its AI tools generate "verbatim" copies of CNN articles and bypass paywalls to provide users with subscription-locked content. The lawsuit, filed in New York, claims Perplexity ignored CNN's efforts to block its web crawlers from scraping content without permission. This case highlights ongoing tensions between traditional media companies and AI firms over unauthorized use of copyrighted content for training and generating AI responses.
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· 3 pulledHuman beings report, research, write, edit, and create the content that Perplexity takes without permission
Perplexity provides users with information locked behind CNN's subscription
Perplexity ignored CNN's efforts to recognize or block Perplexity's unidentified crawlers
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