Encyclopaedia Britannica v. Perplexity copyright case

US District Court, Southern District of New York · 1:25-cv-07546 · filed Sep 10, 2025 · Active

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Britannica and Merriam-Webster allege Perplexity scrapes and copies their reference content and misattributes AI answers to them.

The case

Plaintiffs: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Defendants: Perplexity
Court: US District Court, Southern District of New York
Docket: 1:25-cv-07546
Filed: Sep 10, 2025
Status: Active
Next: Case Management Conference, Sep 29, 2026 (in 4 days, as last scheduled)

4 dated entries

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Sep 8	Hearing: Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave: Telephone Conference held on 9/8/2026	Hearing	-
Sep 2	Order: ORDER re: 92 Letter, filed by Merriam-Webster, Inc., Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc	Order	Link
Aug 26	Hearing: Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave: Telephone Conference held on 8/26/2026	Hearing	-
Sep 10, 2025	Filing: Complaint filed: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. v. Perplexity AI, Inc.	Filing	Link

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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. v. Perplexity AI, Inc.