Japan’s largest publishers – Nikkei Inc. and Asahi Shimbun Co. – sued American startup Perplexity AI Inc. for copyright infringement. The companies are seeking an injunction against the use of their content and compensation of 2.2 billion yen (about $15 million) each. The lawsuit was filed in the Tokyo District Court.
The crux of the claims is that Perplexity used the newspapers’ content without licences, which, according to the publishers, undermines their business models by taking away readers and advertising revenue.
Source: Judicial conflict in Japan: Perplexity AI accused of stealing materials