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Perplexity urges dismissal of Britannica, Webster's 'output' infringement claim

( November 3, 2025, 16:54 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex summary: AI answer generator Perplexity AI has asked a New York federal court to dismiss an output-specific direct copyright infringement claim by Encyclopedia Britannica and its dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster. "Because Plaintiffs’ output claims are based on Perplexity users’ (likely Plaintiffs’) atypical usage in the form of explicit requests for, and the answer engine’s automatic creation of, 'verbatim' copies of Plaintiffs’ works, Plaintiffs have not stated a direct infringement claim against Perplexity itself," the company wrote. See attached file....

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