NYT demands Brave shut down its paywall blocker and end deals with AI firms
Summary
The New York Times and other newspaper publishers sued Brave Software, alleging that its browser bypasses paywalls and that it supplies copyrighted news content to AI companies without permission. They seek a court order to stop the alleged conduct and financial damages; Brave had not responded to the article’s request for comment.Key Facts
- The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- The publishers allege that Brave copies news articles for its search index, its Ask Brave feature, and its search API.
- The complaint says AI companies use material from Brave’s search index to train models and answer user questions.
- The publishers allege that Brave’s browser can bypass paywalls and replace publishers’ ads with Brave ads.
- The article reports that Brave’s optional paywall-blocker feature was enabled in the browser’s default settings during a test, and could be turned off.
- The lawsuit accuses Brave of copyright infringement and violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which restricts circumvention of access controls.
- The publishers seek an injunction, damages, and repayment of profits they say Brave made from the alleged conduct.
- The New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, and Orlando Sentinel companies filed a similar lawsuit against Brave in the same court.
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