Summary
Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and NYP Holdings, Inc. sued Perplexity AI, Inc., alleging it copied their copyrighted articles from The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, and other publications to train and operate its AI answer engine and reproduced them in outputs without permission, while also falsely attributing fabricated content to their trademarks.[1][2][4] The complaint asserts copyright infringement under the Copyright Act and false designation of origin plus trademark dilution under the Lanham Act; an amended complaint was filed December 11, 2024, Perplexity's motion to dismiss or transfer venue was denied August 21, 2025, and discovery disputes continue over plaintiffs' queries to the AI.[1][2][3][6] The publishers claim lost licensing revenue, subscribers, and traffic from Perplexit
Case details
- Court
- SDNY
- Docket number
- 1:24-cv-07984
- Filed
- Oct 21, 2024
- Status
- Active
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