What counts as an ‘infringing copy’? Getty takes AI fight to appeals court

Getty’s revived copyright claim against Stability AI is heading back to the Court of Appeal, raising “novel and important points of law” that could change AI, software, and copyright rules in the UK.

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3 July 2025 Stability attacked Getty’s claims, leaving the image publisher struggling to conclude the hearing on a high note. The AI company presented arguments on the relevance of foreign evidence to the UK case, the commercial use of watermarks, and offered rebuttals of consumer confusion and economic harm claims. Marisa Woutersen reports.

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20 June 2025 Getty v Stability AI raises key secondary infringement questions on whether AI models are ‘infringing articles’ l Court ruling could restrict AI models trained outside UK from being offered to UK users l AI training declarations ‘may become key for copyright compliance’.

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What counts as an ‘infringing copy’? Getty takes AI fight to appeals court

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