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Perplexity Faces Legal Storm Over Copyright Violations

6/25/2025

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Perplexity is under fire as the BBC threatens legal action for unauthorized content use, raising serious questions about copyright. Adding to its troubles, Dow Jones, the parent company of The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, filed a lawsuit last year, accusing Perplexity of illegally using its content and siphoning off website traffic.

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Perplexity is under fire as the BBC threatens legal action for unauthorized content use, raising serious questions about copyright. Adding to its troubles, Dow Jones, the parent company of The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, filed a lawsuit last year, accusing Perplexity of illegally using its content and siphoning off website traffic.