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UK High Court Rules Stable Diffusion AI Model Does Not Infringe Getty Images’ Copyrights

Court finds AI model’s parameters do not constitute copies of copyrighted photographs used in training

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In a landmark ruling, the High Court of England and Wales held that Stability AI’s Stable Diffusion model does not infringe Getty Images’ copyrights. The court determined that the AI model does not store or contain copies of copyrighted images used during training, rejecting claims that the model weights themselves am…
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UK High Court Rules Stable Diffusion AI Model Does Not Infringe Getty Images’ Copyrights In a landmark ruling, the High Court of England and Wales held that Stability AI’s Stable Diffusion model does not infringe Getty Images’ copyrights. The court determined that the AI model does not store or contain copi... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/uk-high-court-rules-stable-diffusion-ai-model-does-not-infringe-getty-images-copyrights

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