{"id":112159,"date":"2025-08-26T20:58:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/112159\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T20:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:58:07","slug":"perplexity-accused-of-copyright-infringement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/112159\/","title":{"rendered":"Perplexity Accused of Copyright Infringement"},"content":{"rendered":"

A pair of Japanese media companies accused artificial intelligence search engine Perplexity<\/a> of copyright infringement, the Financial Times (FT) reported<\/a> Tuesday (Aug. 26).<\/p>\n

The infringement lawsuits<\/a> filed by Nikkei<\/a> and the Asahi Shimbun<\/a> newspaper are part of a growing list of news publishers taking AI firms to court over the use of their work, the report said.<\/p>\n

The companies alleged that Perplexity has, without their consent, \u201ccopied and stored article content from the servers of Nikkei and Asahi\u201d and ignored a \u201ctechnical measure\u201d created to keep this from happening, according to the report.<\/p>\n

The companies also claimed Perplexity\u2019s answers have provided inaccurate information attributed to the newspapers\u2019 articles, which \u201cseverely damages the credibility of newspaper companies,\u201d the report said. The publishers are seeking damages of 2.2 billion yen (about $15 million) and ask that Perplexity delete the stored articles.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerplexity\u2019s actions amount to large-scale, ongoing \u2018free riding\u2019 on article content that journalists from both companies have spent immense time and effort to research and write, while Perplexity pays no compensation,\u201d Nikkei, which owns the FT, said in the report.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf left unchecked, this situation could undermine the foundation of journalism, which is committed to conveying facts accurately,\u201d the companies added, per the report.<\/p>\n

Perplexity did not reply to PYMNTS\u2019 request for comment.<\/p>\n

The Japanese lawsuits came one day after Perplexity announced Comet Plus<\/a>, a subscription service designed to help fund a revenue sharing program that compensates publishers when their material is used by its Comet browser or AI assistant.<\/p>\n

\u201cComet Plus transforms how publishers are compensated in the AI age,\u201d the company said in a blog post. \u201cAs users demand a better internet in the age of AI, it\u2019s time for a business model to ensure that publishers and journalists benefit from their contributions to a better internet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year, Perplexity faced copyright infringement-related legal challenges<\/a> from News Corp<\/a>, owner of the New York Post<\/a> and Dow Jones<\/a>. In June, the BBC<\/a> threatened legal action<\/a> against the company over its use of the broadcaster\u2019s content.<\/p>\n

As with the lawsuit in Japan, the BBC alleged that Perplexity\u2019s responses contained incorrect information, offering inaccuracies or missing context 17% of the time.<\/p>\n

Perplexity responded by saying the BBC\u2019s claims were \u201cmanipulative and opportunistic.\u201d<\/p>\n

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