CNN is the latest media company to sue Perplexity
CNN has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity, accusing the AI company of massive copyright infringement. The lawsuit claims that Perplexity unlawfully scraped and copied over 17,000 pieces of CNN's content, including paywalled articles. This legal action follows similar lawsuits from other media companies against Perplexity for unauthorized use of their content.
- ▪CNN has accused Perplexity of massive copyright infringement.
- ▪The lawsuit claims that Perplexity copied more than 17,000 pieces of CNN's content.
- ▪Perplexity allegedly reproduced verbatim copies of CNN's articles in its responses.
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News AI CNN is the latest media company to sue Perplexity The cable news channel has accused the AI company of "massive copyright infringement." By Karissa Bell May 29, 2026 3:12 pm EST Hapabapa/Getty Images CNN has joined the growing ranks of media companies suing Perplexity for copyright infringement. The cable news network has accused the AI search company of "massive copyright infringement" that includes wrongfully scraping its website and copying more than 17,000 pieces of its content.
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