Getty Images bans AI-generated content over fears of copyright claims
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.