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00:00Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster Sue Perplexity
00:04Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sued Perplexity in New York Federal Court,
00:10accusing it of copyright infringement, trademark violation, and diverting web traffic by using
00:14their content without permission and offering AI summaries that discourage visits to the
00:19original sites. Britannica and Merriam-Webster say Perplexity's AI is free-riding on their work,
00:25cannibalizing revenue. Unlike many AI lawsuits focused on scraped training data, this case
00:31targets Perplexity's real-time search. It fetches internet answers, packages them into breezy
00:36summaries, and spares users from clicking links. The suit highlights AI's tendency for mistakes,
00:43errors misattributed to brands result in trademark issues. Imagine AI asserting irregardless is
00:49correct, a PR nightmare for Merriam-Webster. The plaintiffs seek undisclosed compensation,
00:55adding to Perplexity's mounting legal headaches. News Corp sued for reusing Dow Jones and New York
01:01Post content without consent, still unresolved. Perplexity now offers a fee program to appease
01:07publishers. Whether that's enough to fend off Britannica's and Merriam-Webster's lawyers
01:12is another story. The dictionary and the encyclopedia have united to send Perplexity a clear message,
01:19lawsuit.
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