Getty Images v. Stability AI
Whether training image models on Getty’s catalog infringes copyright and trademarks.
- Plaintiff
- Getty Images
- Defendant
- Stability AI
- Type
- Copyright
- Status
- On appeal — A decision has been reached and is being appealed.
- Filed
- Jan 2023
- Court
- UK High Court; U.S. District Court, N.D. California
What’s happening
Getty Images sued Stability AI on both sides of the Atlantic, alleging its image models were trained on Getty’s catalog. In November 2025 the UK High Court rejected Getty’s central copyright claim — finding that a model’s weights are not a "copy" of the training images, with unresolved questions about where training occurred — and found only limited trademark infringement. Getty was granted permission to appeal in December 2025, and a separate U.S. case continues in California.
Latest: In the UK (Nov 2025) the High Court rejected Getty’s main copyright claim (finding model weights are not a "copy", with training-location issues) and found only limited trademark infringement; Getty was granted permission to appeal in Dec 2025. A separate U.S. case continues in California.
Sources
Verified Jul 11, 2026.
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