Amazon Secures Court Order Against Perplexity AI Shopping Agent | PYMNTS.com

A federal judge ruled Monday (March 9) that Amazon provided “strong evidence” that Perplexity’s Comet browser accessed its site without authorization from Amazon, and that Amazon has shown “a likelihood of success on the merits of its claim,” according to the report.

At the same time, the judge paused the order for a week so Perplexity can appeal it, per the report.

Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the temporary order will stop Perplexity’s agent from making purchases on Amazon’s site while the companies argue whether one company’s shopping bots can make purchases on another company’s site without permission from the site owner.

Amazon spokesperson Lara Hendrickson told Bloomberg: “The preliminary injunction will prevent Perplexity’s unauthorized access to the Amazon store and is an important step in maintaining a trusted shopping experience for Amazon customers. We look forward to continuing to make our case in court.”

Perplexity told Bloomberg that it “will continue to fight for the right of internet users to choose whatever AI they want.”

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