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CNN sues Perplexity over ‘verbatim’ copycat articles
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TL;DR
- CNN is suing Perplexity for alleged copyright infringement.
- Perplexity's AI tools are accused of producing verbatim copies of CNN articles.
- The lawsuit claims Perplexity provides access to content locked behind CNN's paywall.
- CNN alleges Perplexity ignored efforts to block its content scrapers.
- CNN previously attempted to reach an agreement with Perplexity regarding content usage, but failed.
- CNN is seeking damages and a permanent block on Perplexity's alleged unlawful conduct.
- Perplexity's spokesperson stated, 'You can’t copyright facts.'