CNN Sues Perplexity AI Over Alleged Copying of 17,000 News Items

CNN filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against San Francisco‑based Perplexity AI in a New York District Court, accusing the search engine of copying more than 17,000 of the network's stories, videos, images and other content. The suit follows failed licensing talks and joins a wave of legal actions by publishers against AI firms. Perplexity’s chief communications officer counters that facts cannot be copyrighted, citing the U.S. Copyright Office’s stance. The case highlights a growing clash between news organizations seeking compensation for scraped content and AI companies defending their training methods. Read more