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Reddit's DMCA Suit Against Perplexity Survives Dismissal
Reddit's lawsuit accusing Perplexity AI of conspiring with a web scraper to bypass paywalls advances. A judge allowed the DMCA claims to proceed despite Google's separate loss. The case tests how AI firms use scraped content.
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This case could set precedent for how AI companies handle site access controls, but Reddit's strategy may hinge on proving direct circumvention.
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Reddit keeps its strange DMCA fight over Google search results alive →
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