Permission to appeal granted in Getty Images v Stability copyright claim — “The judge rejected the claim on the basis that the words “infringing copy” must mean that the “article” (which she accepted Stable Diffusion was) must actually contain the works on which it was trained… This element of the case could, if Getty was successful, or is on appeal, could be (to put it mildly) impactful. It could mean that LLMs trained without authorisation or other lawful excuse under UK copyright law, could not be possessed, sold, hired, advertised, or distributed in the course of business in the UK.”
AI Copyright Lawsuit Developments in 2025: A Year in Review — “This blog will focus on the most significant takeaways from 2025 and look ahead to what is sure to be a pivotal year for AI-related copyright lawsuits in 2026.”
Boffins probe commercial AI models, find an entire Harry Potter book — “Now, some of those same researchers – Ahmed Ahmed, A. Feder Cooper, Sanmi Koyejo, and Percy Liang, from Stanford and Yale – have found that commercial models used in production, specifically Claude 3.7 Sonnet, GPT-4.1, Gemini 2.5 Pro, and Grok 3, memorize and can reproduce copyrighted material, just like open weight models.”
Judges Question Key Copyright Test in Photographer’s Case Against Kat Von D Over Miles Davis Tattoo — “Two judges on the panel issued separate concurring opinions agreeing with the outcome in Sedlick’s copyright case but strongly criticizing the legal test that led to it. Both judges questioned whether the Ninth Circuit’s decades-old ‘intrinsic test,’ also known as the ‘total concept and feel’ test, should continue to be used at all.”
AI copyright battles enter pivotal year as US courts weigh fair use — “After a string of fresh lawsuits and a landmark settlement in 2025, the new year promises to bring a wave of rulings that could define how U.S. copyright law applies to generative AI. At stake is whether companies like OpenAI, Google, and Meta can rely on the legal doctrine of fair use to shield themselves from liability – or if they must reimburse copyright holders, which could cost billions.”