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Reddit's Legal Battle Against Perplexity and Data Scrapers: The Fight for Content Rights in the AI Era
Oct 25, 2025 06:49 pm CST
Reddit has filed a landmark lawsuit against Perplexity and three other companies over unauthorized data scraping practices, highlighting the growing tension between content platforms and AI companies. The case centers on content ownership rights and proper compensation for data used to train AI systems, potentially setting precedent for how digital content is monetized in the age of artificial intelligence.
Reddit Sues Perplexity AI and Data Scrapers for Alleged User Content Theft in AI Training
Oct 23, 2025 02:48 am CST
Reddit has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI and three other entities, accusing them of unauthorized scraping of user comments for AI training purposes. The lawsuit targets not only the AI company but also data-scraping services that collect content from Google Search results to circumvent Reddit's protective measures. This legal action follows Reddit's previous lawsuit against Anthropic and highlights the growing tensions between content platforms and AI companies over data usage rights.
Neuroscientists Sue Apple for Using Copyrighted Books in Apple Intelligence AI Training
Oct 11, 2025 04:25 pm CST
Two neuroscience professors have filed a class action lawsuit against Apple, alleging the company illegally used thousands of copyrighted books including their published works to train Apple Intelligence. The lawsuit claims Apple utilized "shadow libraries" of pirated materials, joining similar high-stakes legal battles against major tech companies over unauthorized use of copyrighted content in AI development.