Japan paper Yomiuri sues US AI firm Perplexity over alleged content ‘free-riding’, says 120,000 articles ‘stolen’

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Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun is suing US AI firm Perplexity for allegedly using its content without permission on its search engine. Yomiuri claims Perplexity's use of its articles impacts accurate journalism and seeks 2.2 billion yen (RM62.2 million) in damages for copyright infringement and lost advertising revenue. Perplexity previously criticized similar lawsuits from other media outlets, arguing against the "ownership" of publicly reported facts.