The image repository claims Stability AI ‘unlawfully copied’ millions of copyright-protected images to train Stable Diffusion, without seeking a licence.However, concerns have been raised that some of the content used to train these models could be copyright protected and taken without the consent of artists.“Stability AI did not seek any such licence from Getty Images and instead, we believe, chose to ignore viable licensing options and long‑standing legal protections in pursuit of their standalone commercial interests,” Getty Images said.But legal questions have been raised, such as who truly owns the images and if they might infringe on existing copyrighted works.This week, a group of artists launched a lawsuit against Stability AI and Midjourney for allegedly taking the work of “millions of artists” without their consent, The Verge reports."