Overview

• BBC’s legal letter warns of an injunction unless Perplexity stops scraping, deletes existing copies, and outlines a financial compensation plan.
• Perplexity AI rejected the claims as opportunistic and asserted that the BBC misinterprets technology and intellectual property law.
• The dispute adds to previous allegations from Forbes, Wired, and a cease-and-desist notice from The New York Times in October 2024.
• Perplexity has introduced a revenue-sharing program to address publisher concerns in contrast to OpenAI’s licensing deals with media companies.
• UK policymakers are evaluating copyright law reforms that could mandate permissions from rights holders before AI firms use protected works.