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London Court Backs Stability AI in Getty Copyright Case

11/5/2025

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A London court ruled in favor of Stability AI in a significant copyright case.
Getty Images accused Stability AI of using its copyrighted images to train the Stable Diffusion model.
The court found no copyright infringement because Stability AI does not store or reproduce copyrighted works.
Getty Images won partial trademark relief related to watermarks and will pursue the case in the United States.

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A London court ruled in favor of Stability AI in a significant copyright case.
Getty Images accused Stability AI of using its copyrighted images to train the Stable Diffusion model.
The court found no copyright infringement because Stability AI does not store or reproduce copyrighted works.
Getty Images won partial trademark relief related to watermarks and will pursue the case in the United States.