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I think the point of where goes the money they make from this is still a valid point? Derivative work and all that jazz.
by ericol 3y ago
I think the point of where goes the money they make from this is still a valid point?
Derivative work and all that jazz.
- junon 3y agoWhy? It's their work.
- jeroenhd 3y agoThey have bought the licenses in good faith, but I wouldn't be surprised if there were tons of images on their platform that the original seller had no right to sell to Getty. If the copyright lawsuits do end up ruling against image AI statups, Getty may face problems when inevitably someone demands Getty takes down the images they had no right to buy and use, and retrain the AI to exclude those images from generated works as well. However, until something like that happens, Getty has every right to generate images, of course.
- tyingq 3y agoSometimes. Often, they hold a license for something that's also in the public domain.
- junon 3y agoAt which point it doesn't matter, does it?
- sebzim4500 3y agoIt does if they successfully sue the guy that actually took the picture.
- junon 3y agoBut if it's in the public domain, then it can be used for anything. There's no basis for a lawsuit.
- anticensor 3y agoIt still steals the time of original photographer. It is not like dismissal of a lawsuit takes no time.