New York Times and Other Media Sue Brave for Alleged Content Scraping
The New York Times and other media outlets sued the browser Brave in Manhattan federal court, alleging that it used an unnamed crawler to build an index of more than 30 billion web pages, leaving publishers unable to block it. The complaint also targets Brave's practice of bypassing paywalls and blocking publishers' ads while selling its own ads; the New York Times is seeking an injunction and damages. On the same day, the Daily News, Chicago Tribune, and Orlando Sentinel filed separate similar lawsuits.
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The lawsuit reveals that Brave used an unnamed crawler to build an index of over 30 billion web pages and bypassed paywalls, detailing the specific allegations in the content scraping dispute.
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Separately on Monday, the Daily News, the Chicago Tribune, and the Orlando Sentinel filed a similar lawsuit. Both were brought in federal court in Manhattan.
“In this way, Brave acts both like a burglar that misappropriates the content of publishers, and an AI ‘fence’ that sells stolen content to third parties,” the suit reads. It says Brave built an index of more than 30 billion webpages using an unidentified crawler, leaving publishers unable to block it.
The suit also targets a Brave browser feature that bypasses paywalls and the company’s practice of blocking publishers’ ads while selling its own.
Founded in 2015, Brave has raised roughly $250 million to date, according to private-market trackers. The Times seeks an injunction and damages.
Brave did not immediately respond to a request for comment.