Perplexity AI—Sued by Dow Jones and NY Post for copyright infringement and plagiarism
In October 2024, Dow Jones and New York Post filed a lawsuit against Perplexity alleging copyright infringement. News Corp CEO Robert Thomson stated Perplexity 'perpetrates an abuse of intellectual property that harms journalists.' Forbes had earlier publicly criticized Perplexity for publishing stories largely copied from their proprietary articles. Copyleaks analysis found one summary paraphrased 48% of a Forbes article, with 7% direct plagiarism.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| User Privacy | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.044 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)× agency (incidental ×0.1)
Evidence (1 signal)
Sued by Dow Jones and NY Post for copyright infringement and plagiarism
In October 2024, Dow Jones and New York Post filed a lawsuit against Perplexity alleging copyright infringement. News Corp CEO Robert Thomson stated Perplexity 'perpetrates an abuse of intellectual property that harms journalists.' Forbes had earlier publicly criticized Perplexity for publishing stories largely copied from their proprietary articles. Copyleaks analysis found one summary paraphrased 48% of a Forbes article, with 7% direct plagiarism.