New York Times sues Brave over AI scraping and paywall bypass
The New York Times and three other publishers filed lawsuits against Brave Software on Friday, accusing the company of scraping copyrighted content to train AI models and enabling users to bypass paywalls without permission. The complaint, filed by New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, and Orlando Sentinel, alleges Brave monetizes scraped data through its Brave Index, selling access to AI firms…
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- New York Times and three publishers sue Brave Software for scraping copyrighted content to train AI models
- Brave allegedly sells scraped data via Brave Index to AI firms including Anthropic, Perplexity, and Mistral
- Publishers claim Brave bypasses paywalls without permission and has never compensated them
The New York Times sues Brave web browser for AI scraping and bypassing paywalls
The Verge AI · 2 November 2026
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