Specialist chapter: Contrasting Getty Images v Stability AI in the UK with GEMA v OpenAI and GEMA v Suno AI in the EU

This is an Insight article, written by a selected contributor as part of WTR's co-published content. Learn more about Insight Getty alleged that Stability had used millions of its copyrighted images without consent to train its AI models, Stable Diffusion, and that the output of these models reproduced substantial parts of Getty’s works and trademarks for its watermarks. The case was widely anticipated as a test of how UK intellectual property law applies to the training and operation of generative AI models, with the potential to set important precedents for both the creative and technology industries. Getty’s original claim was broad and ambitious, raising around 60 issues for the Court to consider.