> I think we can all guess what's going to happen xD
The outcome will be, Stable Diffusion settling and licensing the images from Getty Images. If OpenAI was able to do it with Shutter-stock, so can Stable Diffusion.
I don't think that outcome is assured. In a lot of ways, Stable Diffusion's business model creates an existential threat to Getty Images. I would expect alternative outcomes to be:
1. The requested licensing fee approaches infinity
2. Getty Images simply refuses to license images to anyone who will use AI to create derivative works
I don't think thats an acceptable outcome to getty, whose entire business model will be confounded by a tech that used its images against license to generate alternatives to getty's business.
The outcome will be, Stable Diffusion settling and licensing the images from Getty Images. If OpenAI was able to do it with Shutter-stock, so can Stable Diffusion.