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john quinn

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Founder of 1,300-lawyer litigation-only firm; represented Perplexity in landmark Ninth Circuit CFAA case vs Amazon; describes litigation as non-cyclical and discusses AI agent legal frameworks (contracts, torts, copyright).

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$PERPLEXITYPerplexity

Ninth Circuit rules Perplexity agent not trespassing, legal win for agentic commerce

The Ninth Circuit held that Perplexity's shopping agent acts on behalf of the user, not as an independent trespasser on Amazon's servers, establishing a foundational precedent for agentic AI commerce and user-deployed agents.

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$PERPLEXITY
Perplexity
HIGHjohn quinn·TBPN·2 months ago·Spoon = Bent, Apple vs OpenAI, Snap Rips, Ads in BMW, The Most Feared (John B. Quinn) Live
Ninth Circuit rules Perplexity agent not trespassing, legal win for agentic commerce
The Ninth Circuit held that Perplexity's shopping agent acts on behalf of the user, not as an independent trespasser on Amazon's servers, establishing a foundational precedent for agentic AI commerce and user-deployed agents.
"The Ninth Circuit understood that Perplexity is not accessing the Amazon's computer. It's the user. The user downloads the comet, deploys it, and sends it to go shopping."
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$PERPLEXITY
Perplexity
HIGHjohn quinn·TBPN·2 months ago·Spoon = Bent, Apple vs OpenAI, Snap Rips, Ads in BMW, The Most Feared (John B. Quinn) Live
Ninth Circuit rules for Perplexity in Amazon CFAA case: user deploys agent, not company accessing
Foundational precedent for agentic AI: the Ninth Circuit held that Perplexity's Comet agent does not 'access' Amazon's computers under CFAA — the user downloads and deploys the agent, establishing that agent deployment is user action, not provider liability.
"The Ninth Circuit understood that Perplexity is not accessing the Amazon's computer. It's the user. The user downloads the comet, deploys it, and sends it to go shopping... justic…"
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AI Agentstailwind
Legal framework for agentic AI emerging: user authority, contract binding, tort liability, CFAA scope
John Quinn outlines how traditional agency law (actual/apparent authority, mistake doctrine) will govern AI agents entering contracts; CFAA does not apply when users deploy agents; tort liability will extend to deployers under negligence and products liability theories; copyright training fair use leaning toward non-infringement.
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AI Agentstailwind
Legal precedent establishes user-deployed agents as non-trespassing, enabling agentic commerce
Ninth Circuit ruling in Amazon vs Perplexity establishes that AI agents act on behalf of users, not as independent trespassers, creating legal foundation for agentic shopping and commerce.
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Data Center Infrastructuretailwind
Trillion-dollar data center capex wave will generate billions in legal workouts and reorganizations
John Quinn predicts that complex financial structures around data center builds (SPVs, cross-defaults, power shortages) will lead to reorganizations, bankruptcies, and liability management exercises, creating massive billable hours for dispute lawyers.