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The New York Times Company v Perplexity AI Inc

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Case Information
Case name The New York Times Company v. Perplexity AI, Inc.[1]
Court S.D.N.Y.[1]
Docket 1:25-cv-10106[1]
Filed December 5, 2025[1]
Judge(s) Loretta A. Preska[2]
Plaintiffs The New York Times Company; Wirecutter, Inc.; The Athletic Media Company[2]
Defendants Perplexity AI, Inc.[1]
Case type Civil copyright proceeding[1]
Claims / issues Copyright and trademark infringement; trademark dilution[1]
Status April 17, 2026: Perplexity filed a consolidated memorandum supporting dismissal of the amended complaints. A later ruling has not been verified.[2]

The New York Times Company v. Perplexity AI, Inc. is a separate action concerning alleged unauthorized use of online content by Perplexity and its services.[1]

Claims and procedural history

The Times alleges unauthorized copying of its journalism through retrieval-augmented generation and reproduction of its content in Perplexity answers.[1]

The reviewed complaint requests judicial relief for the asserted violations. Its allegations do not establish liability.[1]

On April 17, 2026, Perplexity filed a consolidated memorandum seeking dismissal in the Tribune and Times actions. It challenges direct and secondary copyright theories and the Times plaintiffs’ trademark claims. These remain defense arguments in the reviewed filing.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Complaint, December 5, 2025
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Consolidated dismissal memorandum, April 17, 2026
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