Skeptical UK panel hints at potential Getty copyright overreach
By Melissa Ritti ( November 12, 2026, 19:28 GMT | Insight) -- Getty Images faced pointed questioning from the UK Court of Appeal on Thursday over its theory that an AI model can qualify as an "infringing copy" without reproducing the photographs it was trained on. If the stock image library prevails, the ruling could give rights holders a way to challenge UK distribution of models trained abroad, even when they cannot pursue a UK copyright claim over the training itself.As Getty Images seeks to revive its case against Stability AI, UK appellate judges pressed the stock image library Thursday to justify its interpretation of UK copyright law, particularly whether it would give the US company control over products that do not reproduce its photographs....
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