October 2, 2024

‘Surprise’ ruling in Germany as court sides with AI outfit in image copyright spat

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Lawsuit Dismissed: The court dismissed a lawsuit by photographer Robert Kneschke, who claimed his images were used without consent to train AI models in LAION’s datasets.
Copyright Exception: The court ruled that LAION’s use of the images fell under an exception in Section 60(d) of German copyright law, which allows certain uses for scientific research purposes without infringing copyright.
Legal Precedent: The decision is expected to influence future legal cases regarding the use of copyrighted materials in AI training, with some commentators describing the ruling as “surprising.”
AI Training Data: The images were part of the LAION 5B dataset, which has been used to train AI models like Stable Diffusion. Stability AI, the owner of Stable Diffusion, is also being sued by Getty Images for similar reasons.

https://www.globallegalpost.com/news/surprise-ruling-in-germany-as-court-sides-with-ai-outfit-in-image-copyright-spat-537116413

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