Amazon vs. Perplexity – U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit(law.justia.com)
216 points by neom 1 day ago | 217 comments
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HN Discussion:
  • AI agents threaten Amazon's ad-based business model, justifying their legal action as business defense
  • Amazon shouldn't have standing since Comet acts as user's agent, like a browser
  • Court correctly recognized that AI agents are extensions of users, undermining Amazon's case
  • Amazon's selective targeting of Perplexity reveals bias due to its Anthropic/AWS ties
  • Existing business models rely on friction that agentic AI disrupts, forcing legal or business adaptation