# The New York Times and other publishers sue Brave over AI scraping and paywall bypassing

https://mins.news/en/item/125908

- The Verge, 2026-11-02 17:51 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1024588/brave-lawsuit-ai-scraping-new-york-times

> The New York Times and other publishers sued Brave Software, alleging it unlawfully scraped websites for AI training and let users bypass paywalls. The complaint says Brave sold AI companies access to indexed content. An NYT spokesperson said the lawsuit seeks to hold Brave accountable for copyright infringement.

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