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Getty’s UK suit leaves Stable Diffusion mostly intact

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Nov 2025

A UK High Court judge ruled Stability AI liable for trademark infringement after it spat out synthetic Getty watermarks. Getty called for tougher laws while Both sides now face a precedent that AI models can still trigger trademark penalties even when copyright claims fizzle.

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Perpetrator:AI Vendor
Severity:Facepalm
Blast Radius:Mixed ruling fuels ongoing lawsuits, exposes Stability AI to injunctions over watermarked outputs, and leaves copyright liability unanswered globally.