HIGHCourt CaseACTIVE1:25-cv-07546
Court Case: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. v. Perplexity AI, Inc.
September 10, 2025Court: District Court, S.D. New York
Incident Summary
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. and Merriam-Webster, Inc. filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Perplexity AI, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint alleges Perplexity made unauthorized use of the publishers’ copyrighted content. The case is docketed as 1:25-cv-07546. The dispute may impact how Perplexity sources and uses third-party reference content and could affect rights holders whose material is incorporated into AI services. Limited public details are available in the provided signal beyond the filing and allegations.
Incident Details
- Type
- Court Case
- Severity
- HIGH
- Status
- ACTIVE
- Date Occurred
- September 10, 2025
- Court / Regulator
- District Court, S.D. New York
- Case Number
- 1:25-cv-07546
- Parties
- Perplexity AI, Inc. v. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. v. Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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