NYT demands Brave shut down its paywall blocker and end deals with AI firms
Lawsuit calls Brave "supplier, dealer, and distributor" of stolen news content.
The New York Times and other newspaper companies have sued Brave Software, accusing the browser maker of illegally circumventing paywalls and distributing stolen news content to AI firms. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, claims that Brave has profited from copying and reselling publishers' work without consent, amassing over $100 million.
Publishers, however, have received no compensation. According to the lawsuit, AI companies pay Brave for real-time online content from the Brave search index to train their AI models and respond to user queries. The NYT cites Brave's website, which states that the Brave Search API is utilized by prominent AI companies such as Cohere, Mistral, Perplexity, and You.com.
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