Brave Software, Inc. v. News Corporation Complaint
Summary
Legal complaint filed by Brave Software against News Corp seeking declaratory judgments on copyright non-infringement, copyright misuse, and no breach of contract regarding search engine indexing.
Key quotes
Defendants’ erroneous interpretation of the law, if applied, would set a precedent copyright holders could wield to eliminate search engines
Brave stands alone in the market as a search engine alternative to Big Tech in the United States.
Decades of legal precedent and practice confirm that it is not copyright infringement to index website content to maintain a search engine. Instead, it is fair use.
This is a formal legal complaint filed in the Northern District of California. Brave Software argues that its indexing, summarizing, and snippet-generation practices constitute fair use and are essential for maintaining a competitive, privacy-focused search engine.