Stability AI Largely Wins UK Battle Against Getty Images Over Copyright and Trademark

The judge's decision, released Tuesday, shows Getty narrowly winning its trademark infringement argument but losing its copyright claim.

Stability AI Largely Wins UK Battle Against Getty Images Over Copyright and Trademark
Photo of UK Judge Joanna Smith from Wilberforce Chambers

LONDON, Nov. 4, 2025 (AP) — Artificial intelligence company Stability AI mostly prevailed against Getty Images Tuesday in a British court battle over intellectual property.

Seattle-based Getty had accused Stability AI of infringing its copyright and trademark by scraping 12 million images from its website, without permission, to train its popular image generator, Stable Diffusion.

The closely followed case at Britain’s High Court was among the first in a wave of lawsuits involving generative AI as movie studios, authors and artists challenged tech companies’ use of their works to train AI chatbots.

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