The Seattle-based company accuses the company of breaching its copyright by using its images to “train” its Stable Diffusion system, according to the filing dated May 12.
Stability AI has yet to file a defense to Getty’s lawsuit, but filed a motion to dismiss Getty’s separate US lawsuit last month. It did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In its London lawsuit, Getty says Stability AI has relied on infringing its copyright “for the successful operation of its business”. Getty is seeking as-yet unspecified damages. It is also asking the High Court to order Stability AI to hand over or destroy all versions of Stable Diffusion that may infringe Getty’s intellectual property rights.
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