Perplexity’s new rev-share publisher program is live, but not all pubs are sold
Artificial intelligence search engine Perplexity has been making headlines over the past month, as the recipient of more than one cease and desist letter from publishers like Condé Nast and Forbes, citing claims of copyright infringement.
And while the company’s chief business officer, Dmitry Shevelenko, maintains that its use of publishers’ articles falls within the “fair use” doctrine of copyright law, he said he hopes Perplexity’s new Publisher Program, launching today, will get the artificial intelligence company back in the media’s good graces.
At its core, the Publisher Program is a revenue-share deal between the AI company and publishers, based on revenue made from advertising on Perplexity’s platform — a business it has not yet launched but is planning to have operational by the end of the year.
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