BREAKING: UK court deals blow to Getty in AI copyright battle

In a landmark yet narrow ruling, the High Court dismisses Getty Images’ key copyright theories against Stability AI—leaving UK training-data liability unresolved but opening the door to future TM fights over AI outputs.

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