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U.S. Appeals Court Vacates Injunction in Amazon v. Perplexity AI Agent Dispute
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THE BRIEF
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Amazon filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI over its Comet browser 'Assistant' feature, which can independently log into password-protected accounts and complete purchases.
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On March 9, a judge granted a preliminary injunction under anti-hacking laws, ruling that the AI Assistant's access to Amazon servers was unauthorised.
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On August 4, a Ninth Circuit three-judge panel vacated the injunction, ruling that the user—not Perplexity—accessed Amazon servers since Perplexity servers never communicated directly with Amazon.