# NYT demands Brave shut down its paywall blocker and end deals with AI firms

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nyt-demands-brave-shut-down-its-paywall-blocker-and-end-deals-with-ai-firms/
- Published: 2026-11-03T18:30:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T20:39:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Ars Technica
- Original article: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/11/nyt-demands-brave-shut-down-its-paywall-blocker-and-end-deals-with-ai-firms/
- Topics: AI, Business, Technology

## Key points

- The New York Times is suing Brave over alleged paywall bypassing and copyright infringement.
- The suit estimates Brave earned more than $100 million from publishers’ work.
- Newspaper groups seek an injunction and financial damages.

## Summary

The New York Times and other newspaper companies have sued Brave Software, alleging that its browser bypasses paywalls and that its search products supply publishers’ work to AI firms without permission. The case matters because it challenges how browser features and search indexes can use protected journalism, and asks a court to stop the alleged practices.

The lawsuit names Anthropic, Perplexity, Mistral, xAI and Cohere as companies that use Brave’s search index, and estimates Brave has earned more than $100 million from copying and reselling publishers’ work. It alleges copyright infringement and circumvention of access controls, and seeks an injunction, damages and repayment of profits. The New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune and Orlando Sentinel companies filed a similar suit; Brave had not responded at the time of the article.

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