Overview

• Getty Images withdrew allegations that Stability AI’s Stable Diffusion model unlawfully trained on its copyrighted images or reproduced substantial parts of them.
• The company continues to pursue claims that the AI outputs carrying Getty watermarks infringe its trademarks and that importing the models into the UK constitutes secondary copyright infringement.
• Stability AI trained its model on Amazon-operated servers in the United States, prompting legal debate over whether UK copyright law applies to offshore AI training activities.
• Legal advisers told the High Court that Getty’s evidence fell short of proving a sufficient link to UK jurisdiction or that the AI-generated outputs mirrored protected works.
• The trial is set to conclude with closing arguments by the end of the week, after which Mrs Justice Joanna Smith will deliver a written judgment that could shape future AI training practices.