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Getty Images and Stability AI are currently engaged in a legal dispute regarding Stability AI's 'Stable Diffusion' system, which automatically generates images.
Getty alleges that Stability AI unlawfully copied and processed millions of images protected by copyright to train and develop Stable Diffusion, leading to copyright infringement. Stability AI are alleged to have scraped images from Getty's website without consent to train Stable Diffusion, resulting in synthetic images that infringe upon Getty's copyrighted works.
The case highlights an important legal uncertainty regarding the permitted use of copyrighted works for training data.
A UK court ruled that Getty's lawsuit against Stability AI can proceed to trial.