Perplexity AI has responded to a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Dow Jones & Company and NYP Holdings, defending its AI-enhanced search engine practices and addressing claims of unauthorized content usage.

The lawsuit alleges that Perplexity built its success by exploiting valuable content from publications like the Wall Street Journal and New York Post without proper licensing. However, Perplexity maintains that its platform provides a legitimate and transformative way for people to access factual information.

Key points from Perplexity's response:

• The company employs in-line citations for all information sources
• They have established revenue-sharing programs with major publishers including TIME and Fortune
• Perplexity claims they did respond to News Corp's outreach on the same day
• They dispute the lawsuit's characterization of their content as "regurgitated" output

Perplexity argues that media companies opposing AI technology prefer a world where corporations own publicly reported facts. They emphasize that "AI-enhanced search engines are not going away" and remain open to working with publishers who wish to engage in good faith partnerships.

The company currently maintains successful partnerships with several leading publishers and has implemented transparent citation practices that have become industry standard among AI chatbots.

Related Articles

Previous Articles