Story perspectives

Perplexity AI Fights Copyright Lawsuits from Major Publishers

3/4/2026

Summary

Story summary

Perplexity AI is contesting lawsuits by Dow Jones and the New York Post alleging entrapment to induce copyright infringement.
Perplexity claims the publishers asked numerous queries to provoke infringement.
It cannot be liable for user-generated search results containing content from these newspapers.
Separately, the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune sue Perplexity for unlawful scraping of articles.
Perplexity's legal team says the claims lack merit under intellectual property law.

1 of 1

Story summary

Perplexity AI is contesting lawsuits by Dow Jones and the New York Post alleging entrapment to induce copyright infringement.
Perplexity claims the publishers asked numerous queries to provoke infringement.
It cannot be liable for user-generated search results containing content from these newspapers.
Separately, the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune sue Perplexity for unlawful scraping of articles.
Perplexity's legal team says the claims lack merit under intellectual property law.