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Getty Images and Perplexity Seal Multi-Year Licensing Deal for AI Search

The agreement signals a licensed-content path for AI platforms under mounting copyright scrutiny.

Overview

  • Perplexity will integrate Getty's API to surface Getty’s editorial and creative images in real time within its search and discovery tools.
  • Perplexity will add mandatory image credits with links to sources to improve attribution and educate users on lawful use.
  • Getty’s shares jumped roughly 60% in premarket trading after the announcement before paring some gains intraday.
  • Financial terms were not disclosed, leaving the revenue impact and commercial structure unclear.
  • The partnership arrives as lawsuits challenge AI use of copyrighted material, with Getty previously suing Stability AI and Perplexity facing actions from Nikkei, Asahi Shimbun and Reddit.