NYT v. OpenAI vs. NYT v. Perplexity

The New York Times has filed two distinct AI lawsuits with materially different theories. The OpenAI/Microsoft case targets training-data copying; the Perplexity case targets real-time scraping and answer-engine reproduction. Same plaintiff, two different attack surfaces.

12 cases · verified against public dockets · updated weekly

Metric NYT v. OpenAI/Microsoft NYT v. Perplexity
Total cases tracked39
Pending / active29
Settled00
Decided10
Dismissed00

NYT v. OpenAI/Microsoft — 3 cases (3)

Times of India / Bennett Coleman v. OpenAI
Delhi High Court · Filed Nov 18, 2024
Pending

Active

New York Times v. OpenAI & Microsoft
SDNY · Filed Dec 27, 2023
Pending

Direct copyright; vicarious; contributory; DMCA 1202(b)(1)/(b)(3); Lanham Act (consolidates Daily News, CIR)

Toronto Star Newspapers Limited et al. v. OpenAI. et al.
Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) · Filed 2024-11-28
Decided

Canada's first and largest AI copyright case. A coalition of Canada's leading news publishers alleges OpenAI: (1) scraped and reproduced their copyrighted news content without licence or payment to t…

NYT v. Perplexity — 9 cases (9)

Encyclopedia Britannica & Merriam-Webster v. Perplexity
SDNY · Filed Sep 23, 2025
Pending

Direct copyright; Lanham Act false designation

Reddit v. Perplexity
SDNY · Filed Oct 22, 2025
Pending

Vicarious; contributory; DMCA 1202(b)(1); 1201(a)(1)(A)

Dow Jones & NYP v. Perplexity
SDNY · Filed Oct 21, 2024
Pending

Direct copyright; vicarious; contributory; Lanham Act

New York Times v. Perplexity
SDNY · Filed Dec 5, 2025
Pending

Direct copyright; vicarious; contributory; Lanham Act (false designation, trademark)

RTI / Medusa v. Perplexity
Tribunale di Milano · Filed Dec 3, 2025
Pending

Active

Chicago Tribune & 7 Other Dailies v. Perplexity
SDNY · Filed Dec 2, 2025
Pending

Direct copyright; vicarious; contributory; Lanham Act

RTI and Medusa Film v. Perplexity AI.
Tribunale di Roma (Civil Court of Rome) · Filed 2025-12-03
Pending

First AI copyright lawsuit in Italy. RTI (broadcaster) and Medusa Film (film producer) allege Perplexity AI massively and systematically acquired, copied, and stored their proprietary audiovisual and…

Carreyrou v. Anthropic
N.D. Cal.
Pending

Direct copyright (multi-defendant)

Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Anthropic
N.D. Cal.
Pending

Direct copyright (8-defendant)

Frequently asked questions

How many AI lawsuits does NYT v. OpenAI/Microsoft face?
NYT v. OpenAI/Microsoft is currently named in 3 AI-related lawsuits tracked here — 2 pending, 0 settled, 1 decided, 0 dismissed. The list is verified weekly from public dockets.
How many AI lawsuits does NYT v. Perplexity face?
NYT v. Perplexity is currently named in 9 AI-related lawsuits tracked here — 9 pending, 0 settled, 0 decided, 0 dismissed.

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