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Stability 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’s legal win over Getty leaves copyright law in limbo
Stability AI, the creator of popular AI art tool Stable Diffusion, was largely victorious against Getty Images on Tuesday in a British legal battle over the material used to train AI models. The case originally looked set to produce a landmark ruling on AI and copyright in the UK, but it landed with a thud and failed to set any clear precedent for the big question dividing AI companies and creative firms: whether AI models need permission to tra…
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