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The New York Times has filed a lawsuit against Brave Software, the company behind the Brave web browser, accusing it of scraping the newspaper's content to power AI features and of circumventing its paywall. The case adds to a growing list of legal battles between publishers and tech companies over the use of copyrighted material to train or run AI tools.

The New York Times has filed a lawsuit against Brave, alleging the browser company functions as a distributor of stolen news content. The complaint centres on Brave's tools that block publisher paywalls and on partnerships with AI firms that the Times says profit from its journalism without permission. The case adds to a widening legal fight between news publishers and technology companies over how digital content is accessed and reused.

The New York Times is demanding that browser maker Brave shut down its paywall-blocking tools and end its licensing arrangements with artificial intelligence companies. A lawsuit filed against Brave describes the company as a 'supplier, dealer, and distributor' of stolen news content, arguing it profits by stripping paywalls from NYT journalism and feeding that material into AI products.

The New York Times has filed a copyright lawsuit against Brave Software, accusing the browser maker of scraping and exploiting its journalism without permission or payment. The case, also joined by Tribune papers, is part of a broader wave of publishers suing technology firms over the unlicensed use of news content, and it is fuelling debate about who profits from online media.