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AI & copyright: in the creative frame

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There is a clear tension between how users think they want to interact with AI & what the law actually says about how they can do so, says Ben Travers
  • As AI becomes a creative partner rather than just a tool, future legal debates will centre on authorship and ownership of AI-assisted works, challenging human-centric IP frameworks.

The case of Getty Images (US) Inc v Stability AI Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 749 found itself back in the headlines as it made its way through the High Court last month. Eyes had rightly been on this development, as the legal issues which formed the basis of this case were numerous and complex. Prior to the primary copyright claim being dropped, it was hoped that the case would bring some much-needed clarity on the technical points it raised around AI training practices involving the direct copying and use of copyrighted data. Though no longer an extant problem in this case, outside the court room and out

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