Reddit Defends Authority to Sue Perplexity over Data Scraping

Reddit Inc. faced skepticism from a Manhattan-based US judge on Thursday over its authority to sue for copyright infringement on behalf of its users, during oral arguments on whether to dismiss its lawsuit against Perplexity AI Inc., SerpApi LLC, and two other data scraping companies for allegedly collecting Reddit data via Google search results to resell it.

Reddit Inc. https://www.bloomberglaw.com/company/ticker/RDDT%20US%20Equity ‘s assertion that it has authority to sue companies for copyright infringement on behalf of its users drew skepticism from a Manhattan-based US judge on Thursday. The extent of Reddit’s authority to sue on behalf of its users was scrutinized during nearly three hours of oral arguments over whether to dismiss the platform’s lawsuit alleging Perplexity AI Inc. https://www.bloomberglaw.com/company/ticker/2235574D%20US%20Equity , SerpApi LLC, and two other data scraping companies illegally collected Reddit data via Google search results to resell it. Reddit is seeking monetary damages and a court order to stop the alleged scraping and use of its data in ... Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading: See Breaking News in Context Bloomberg Law provides trusted coverage of current events enhanced with legal analysis. Already a subscriber? Log in to keep reading or access research tools and resources.