Agreed. It was a (shitty) mistake and they apologized immediately. This was not part of the court case, and Getty has never argued they should have been able to

Agreed. It was a (shitty) mistake and they apologized immediately. This was not part of the court case, and Getty has never argued they should have been able to do this. I imagine they automate copyright takedown notices, and there was a bug somewhere. It's not great, but I don't believe it was malice.