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Ninth Circuit Vacates CFAA Injunction Against Perplexity's Comet AI Agent

Published

15 September 2026

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regulatory

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AI & ML

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United States

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Read at jdsupra.com

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Fusion42 · 15 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

The Ninth Circuit has vacated an injunction imposed under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) against Perplexity's Comet AI agent, affecting legal boundaries for AI functionalities in the US.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Legal guards around AI agent operations just loosened in US courts. If you build AI agents, this shifts the risk landscape and opens new operational possibilities.

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1 source · 15 Sep 2026

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