Perplexity AI Says ‘You Can’t Copyright Facts’ in Defense Against CNN Copyright Suit

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Lawsuit Filed: CNN has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the AI search engine Perplexity.
Accusation: The lawsuit accuses Perplexity of copying and distributing CNN’s content, including over 17,000 stories, videos, images, and other published works without permission.
Previous Attempts: CNN had attempted to negotiate a licensing deal with Perplexity, but the talks did not result in an agreement.
Industry Wide Issue: This is not CNN’s first legal case against an AI company. The New York Times and News Corp are some of the other publishers who have taken legal action against Perplexity.
Legal Defense: Perplexity’s chief communications officer argues that “you can’t copyright facts,” though the presentation of fact could be copyrighted.
AI and Copyright: More than 100 lawsuits have been filed regarding AI training on copyrighted data and whether it constitutes fair use.
AI Impact: The proliferation of AI scraping activities has led to a sharp decline in website traffic, significantly impacting publishers’ revenue streams.
Licensing Deals: Many publishers are trying to negotiate licensing deals with tech companies to monetize content used to train AI systems despite being in a double bind where the same tech giants are both causing and attempting to mitigate the revenue loss.