Comment Comment by jfoster Reading between the lines of this, it sounds to me like Getty is preparing a copyright claim against the AI companies:1. They seem of the opinion that the copyright question is open.2. Their business stands to lose substantially as a result of such models existing.3. It would be a bad look for them to make a claim whilst simultaneously accepting works from the models into Getty.4. At least some of their watermarked content seems to have been included in the training data of the OpenAI model: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32573523If I'm correct about that, they will probably not settle, as their business was likely worth substantially more than any feasible settlement arrangement. parent jfoster 4 years ago
1. They seem of the opinion that the copyright question is open.
2. Their business stands to lose substantially as a result of such models existing.
3. It would be a bad look for them to make a claim whilst simultaneously accepting works from the models into Getty.
4. At least some of their watermarked content seems to have been included in the training data of the OpenAI model: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32573523
If I'm correct about that, they will probably not settle, as their business was likely worth substantially more than any feasible settlement arrangement.