Publishers sue Brave over alleged AI scraping and paywall access

AI · First reported 2 Nov, 17:14 · Updated 18:01

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The New York Times and three other newspapers have filed separate lawsuits against Brave in federal court in Manhattan, alleging that the browser company used their journalism in its search index and AI services without authorization. Brave’s response was not included in the supplied reports.

The Times and the publishers of the New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune and Orlando Sentinel filed separate lawsuits alleging that Brave misused their journalism.
The cases, filed in federal court in Manhattan, focus on Brave’s search index and data made available to AI developers. The publishers also challenge Brave’s AI search features and a setting they say can bypass paywalls.
The newspapers seek damages and other remedies, including a permanent injunction; the three-paper complaint also requests a jury trial.

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Key facts

Cases filed: Two separate lawsuits in federal court in Manhattan.
Publishers named: The New York Times, New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune and Orlando Sentinel.
Brave Index size: More than 30 billion web pages.
AI companies identified as customers: Anthropic, Perplexity, Mistral, xAI and Cohere.
Three-paper complaint’s requested remedies: Statutory and actual damages, repayment of profits, a permanent injunction and a jury trial.