Getty Images Sues Stability AI Inc Over Image Scraping

[engine]

According to a lawsuit, It appears that Stability AI Inc has been training its machine learning system by copying 12 million images from Getty Images, and the company filed against Stability AI Inc to stop it for unauthorised use and duplication.

“Stability AI has copied more than 12 million photographs from Getty Images’ collection, along with the associated captions and metadata, without permission from or compensation to Getty Images, as part of its efforts to build a competing business.”

In this lawsuit, Getty alleged that Stability AI went so far as to remove Getty’s copyright management information, falsify its own copyright management information, and infringe upon Getty’s “famous trademarks” by duplicating Getty’s watermark on some images.

[arstechnica.com...]

[tangor]

Interesting! Since some of these AI programs have passed bar exams---will they defend themselves pro se?

[Sgt_Kickaxe]

Gee, 12 million images scraped, the Getty IT guy isn't going to notice a bot scraping that many images, right? lol

Anyway, pay attention to the outcome, it's not entirely irrelevant to scraping billions of sites for AI textual content.

[blend27]

^^ There no someone like Blend27 @Getty Images...

How the schmuck you don't notice that someone copying 12 million images from your web property. And for how long was/is ZISSSSS taking was in place?

It is like Mustang rolls around in Pink Outfit, jumps over the fence every-day and nips only on 100 leaves from an all mighty Olive Brunch Tree.

For real...

[blend27]

^^ AI textual content

True that.

[tangor]

Just recall that all of these AI thingies are programmed by HUMANS, some have scruples, most do not. :(

[blend27]

...most, most have a function(do-do || dodo){....}.