Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster Sue AI Search Engine Perplexity for Copyright Infringement

Encyclopedia Britannica Wants Perplexity to Stop Using Its Logos When AI Makes Stuff Up

Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines the verb plagiarize as "to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own: use (another's production) without crediting the source." And that's exactly what its parent company, Encyclopedia Britannica, is alleging the AI company Perplexity did

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue AI search company Perplexity

The AI web search company Perplexity is being hit by another lawsuit alleging copyright and trademark infringement, this time from Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster. Britannica, the centuries-old publisher that owns Merriam-Webster, sued Perplexity in New York federal court on September

Encyclopedia Britannica sues Perplexity over AI 'answer engine'

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Perplexity AI is the latest artificial intelligence company to be hit with a lawsuit by copyright holders, accused by Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster of misusing their content in its "answer engine" for internet searches. The reference companies alleged, opens new

Perplexity's definition of copyright gets it sued by the dictionary

Merriam-Webster and its parent company Encyclopedia Britannica are the latest to take on AI in court. The plaintiffs have sued Perplexity, claiming that AI company's "answer engine" product unlawfully copies their copyrighted materials. They are also alleging copyright infringement for instances

After Anthropic's Billion-Dollar Settlement, Dictionaries Are Suing Perplexity AI

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster accuse the AI startup of copying their content and attributing hallucinated answers to their brands. Anthropic’s recent $1.5 billion settlement could open the floodgates for more publishers to sue AI companies over how they use copyrighted

Merriam-Webster and Encyclopedia Britannica sue Perplexity

Add Merriam-Webster and Encyclopedia Britannica to the growing list of companies suing AI company Perplexity for allegedly misusing its content. The companies behind the well-known dictionary and encyclopedia have filed suit in New York federal court, accusing Perplexity of copying their material

Perplexity hit with a lawsuit by two knowledge titans

They're accusing the AI company of 'cannibalizing' traffic to their websites, impacting revenue. Perplexity is an AI-powered search tool that excels at delivering speedy and relevant answers in a conversational tone. But it's now come up against two long-established giants of knowledge

Britannica and Merriam-Webster Sue Perplexity AI Over Copyright Claims | PYMNTS.com

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Britannica Sues Perplexity Over Alleged AI Copyright Breach

This particular lawsuit is quite interesting, as both Britannica and Merriam-Webster create products that mostly contain facts. Copyright law generally does not protect facts but only their particular expression. This fact of the law is something other AI companies, like OpenAI, have relied upon to