Regulation, Law & GovernanceHigh Court of England and Wales (Justice Joanna Smith)
Getty Images v Stability AI [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch): judgment on the merits
Judgment on the merits in Getty Images v Stability AI [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch) — Getty withdrew its copyright claims over training and outputs during trial (training took place outside UK jurisdiction). The secondary infringement claim was dismissed (the model weights do not contain copies of the original works); only trademark infringement was found, limited to iStock watermarks
Why it matters
Summing it up as simply a loss for Getty is wrong. The core issues were not decided; they were withdrawn
Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”
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