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Stability AI has achieved a significant legal victory in the UK High Court against Getty Images over allegations of copyright infringement. The court ruled that Stability AI’s Stable Diffusion model did not infringe on copyright as it does not store or reproduce copyrighted works, despite using Getty’s images for training. However, the court sided with Getty regarding trademark infringement, stating that the responsibility lies with Stability AI for any misuse of Getty’s trademarks in AI-generated outputs. This ruling sets a precedent for AI models being subject to copyright infringement claims like tangible articles. Stability AI and Getty celebrate their respective partial victories, with Getty planning to leverage the UK ruling in its ongoing US case.