US EditionStability AI Largely Wins UK Court Battle Against Getty Images over Copyright and Trademark
- On November 4, a London court largely sided with Stability AI, with Justice Joanna Smith ruling that Stable Diffusion "does not store or reproduce any copyright works" and describing her findings as "historic and extremely limited in scope."
- The complaint alleged millions of Getty Images were used without consent to train Stable Diffusion, but Getty voluntarily withdrew copyright claims after acknowledging no evidence training occurred in the UK.
- The ruling found trademark infringement when AI outputs displayed Getty or iStock watermarks, confirming the model provider Stability AI is liable, not individual users.
- Getty Images said, "We remain deeply concerned that even well-funded companies like Getty Images face significant challenges in protecting their works" and will press related legal action in the United States federal court in San Francisco, taking UK ruling findings into the case.
- The decision leaves open whether AI training on copyrighted works is unlawful under UK law, and although the judge called parts "historic," its narrow scope leaves concerns for content creators and copyright owners unresolved.
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Stability AI largely wins U.K. court battle against Getty Images
Artificial intelligence company Stability AI mostly prevailed against Getty Images Tuesday in a British court battle over intellectual property. Seattle-based Getty had accused Stability AI of infringing its copyright and trademark by scraping 12 million images from its website, without permission, to train its popular image generator, Stable Diffusion. The closely followed case at Britain’s High Court was among the first in a wave of lawsuits i…
Stability AI largely wins UK court battle against Getty Images over copyright, trademark
Stability AI has mostly prevailed against Getty Images in a British court battle over intellectual property. The judge's decision, released Tuesday, shows Getty narrowly winning its trademark infringement argument but losing its copyright claim. Both sides claimed victory.
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