As a lifelong journalist and avid reader of both the Wall Street Journal and New York Post, I wholeheartedly support Dow Jones’s legal action against Perplexity. It’s akin to walking into a library, grabbing a book, copying its contents, and selling it as your own. The audacity of Perplexity to use copyrighted work without proper authorization is not only unethical but also downright disrespectful to the hardworking journalists who spent countless hours researching and writing those articles.
As a gamer, I’d put it like this: “On Monday, I found out that the bigwigs behind the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post took legal action against an AI company named Perplexity. They’re claiming that this AI firm has been sneakily using our copyrighted content without permission.
The suit alleges that Perplexity, which is an AI research and conversational search engine, draws on articles and other copyrighted content from the publishers to feed into its product and then repackages the content in its responses, or sometimes uses the content verbatim, without linking back to the articles. The engine can also be used to display several paragraphs or entire articles, when asked.
At times, I’ve found myself questioning certain texts within articles, suspecting they might be extraneous and potentially untrue additions, added by the engine itself.
Robert Thomson, CEO of News Corp, expressed concern over Perplexity’s actions, stating that it misuses intellectual property which ultimately hurts journalists, authors, publishers, and his company. The mysterious Perplexity has blatantly duplicated large amounts of copyrighted content without offering any payment, and instead of acknowledging the original source, it passes off reused material as a replacement. In a statement, Perplexity boasts about allowing users to bypass links – it seems they also want to dodge payment,” (paraphrased from your text)
In his declaration, Thomson mentioned that the company entered into a licensing contract with AI platform OpenAI, much like numerous other publishing houses do. He prefers to “win over” (or woo) instead of resorting to legal action.
The lawsuit states that in 2024, Dow Jones and The New York Post allegedly sent a letter to Perplexity to express their concerns and propose a potential licensing agreement; however, it appears that this letter went unanswered.
We commend firms such as OpenAI, who recognize the importance of honesty and innovation in advancing Artificial Intelligence. It’s unfortunate that not all AI companies are respecting intellectual property rights, and we will vigorously pursue those who do so wrongfully. We prefer diplomacy over litigation, but for the sake of our reporters, authors, and our company as a whole, we must stand up against content theft.
The plaintiffs are requesting a court order to prevent Perplexity from duplicating works without permission from publishers, and to dismantle any databases or indices that make use of those unauthorized works, along with all copies of the infringed work. Additionally, they’re suing for $150,000 per violation, compensation for damages, and profits earned by Perplexity from each instance of copyright infringement.
2022-founded Perplexity aims to secure an extra $500 million in funding, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal owned by News Corp, at a valuation of $8 billion.
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2024-10-21 20:24