US publishers back Amazon in AI agent access dispute with Perplexity

US publishers back Amazon in AI agent access dispute with Perplexity

Major digital news publishers in the US have backed Amazon in its lawsuit against Perplexity, saying unauthorised AI agent access to content should be blocked. Amazon sued Perplexity in November, arguing the AI start-up was accessing its shopping website and user accounts without permission. A California judge temporarily blocked Perplexity from accessing Amazon’s website via a preliminary injunction issued in March. Perplexity is now appealing …

Why major publishers are backing Amazon against Perplexity's AI spoofing

DCN's amicus brief backs Amazon in the Ninth Circuit, warning that Perplexity's AI agent spoofing corrupts ad metrics and undermines publisher revenue at scale. Continue reading this article on ppc.land. Sign up the PPC Land newsletter to get the latest marketing news.

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SIIA Amicus Brief Supporting Amazon in Ninth Circuit Case Against Perplexity AI

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) filed an amicus brief urging the Ninth Circuit to affirm a lower court ruling in Amazon v. Perplexity AI, a case addressing unauthorized […] The post SIIA Amicus Brief Supporting Amazon in Ninth Circuit Case Against Perplexity AI appeared first on SIIA.

News/Media Alliance Files Amicus Brief in Amazon v. Perplexity | News/Media Alliance

The case involves Perplexity’s misrepresentation of its AI Agent to gain access to password-protected areas of Amazon’s site, despite Amazon’s express prohibition and use of technical methods to block Perplexity’s bots.