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Getty Images v Stability AI - UK trial begins. (Part 2 - copyright and database right)

The IPKat

I had intended to cover the safe harbour defences in this post, but the copyright and database right claims are meaty enough for one day, so that will have to wait.This Kat has a headache.Copyright The first part, setting the scene and covering the trade mark and passing off claims, is available here.

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The UK Getty Trial: Key Takeaways on the AI/Copyright Case

JD Supra Law

Getty Images ("Getty") alleged copyright infringement by Stability AI ("Stability"), including claims of direct copying during artificial intelligence ("AI") training and output generation, as well as secondary copyright infringement, trade mark infringement, and database right infringement. By: Jones Day

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A vanishing right? The Sui Generis Database Right and the proposed Data Act

Kluwer Copyright Blog

But for anyone who had expected the Data Act to include a revision of the Database Directive — an ambition that the Commission had signalled in both the 2020 Data Strategy and the 2020 Intellectual Property Action Plan — the final proposal will be a major disappointment. A right that shall not be exercised.

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Getty Images v Stability AI - UK trial begins. (Part 1)

The IPKat

Tomorrow, we will pick up the copyright and database rights claims, and safe harbour defence. Yesterday marked the first day in the highly anticipated Getty Images (Getty) v Stability AI (Stability) trial before the High Court in London. Here we cover the opening salvos and the trade mark infringement and passing off claims.

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CNIL Clarifies GDPR Basis for AI Training – But It’s Just One Part of the Compliance Picture

JD Supra Law

Issues such as copyright, database rights, post-training litigation risk and downstream deployment obligations remain governed by other frameworks, including the EU Copyright Directive, the AI Act and national data protection laws.

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Getty Images v Stability AI - UK trial begins (Part 3 - Defences)

The IPKat

The posts covering the trade mark claims and copyright and database rights claims are here and here. This is the third in the series of posts on the opening days of the Getty Images v Stability AI trial. This is a shame in some respects, as this

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Dutch court rejects claims for sui generis database protection of national company register

The IPKat

In a recent case before the Dutch (district) court of Midden-Nederland, the question arose whether database rights can be invoked to prevent third parties reusing and offering data retrieved from the national company register. For those Kats accessing a company register frequently, the decision is certainly worth the read.