Overview

• News Corp's subsidiaries, Dow Jones and NYP Holdings, have filed a lawsuit against AI startup Perplexity for copyright and trademark infringement.
• The lawsuit claims Perplexity's AI platform uses News Corp's content without permission, diverting readers and revenue from the original publishers.
• Perplexity is accused of 'massive freeriding' on News Corp's content, allegedly substituting original articles with machine-generated summaries.
• The suit seeks a jury trial and demands damages, including $150,000 for each copyright infringement and Perplexity's profits from the unauthorized use.
• News Corp has previously engaged in licensing deals with AI companies like OpenAI, contrasting with its legal actions against Perplexity.