Key holding or allegation
Plaintiff allegations only; no merits judgment identified by the cutoff.
Why it matters
First identified Italian direct GenAI training/output copyright action in the project dataset.
Facts
RTI and Medusa Film allege large-scale unauthorised use of protected audiovisual and cinematographic material in connection with Perplexity's generative-AI systems.
Issues before the court
Whether alleged acquisition/training/retrieval/output uses infringe copyright and related rights.
What the court did not decide
All merits questions.
Procedural timeline
Civil Court of Rome
Proceeding commenced: RTI and Medusa Film commenced proceedings against Perplexity alleging unauthorised use of protected audiovisual and film content in connection with generative AI.