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Re:Google Images Restored by LocalH on Saturday January 16, 2021 @08:31PM (#25807220)
They shouldn't be able to threaten legal action for those who acquire public domain images elsewhere, just because they choose to fraudulently license them.
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Re:Google Images Restored by gkoberger on Saturday January 16, 2021 @08:45PM (#25807294)
Agreed. It was a (shitty) mistake and they apologized immediately. This was not part of the court case, and Getty has never argued they should have been able to do this.

I imagine they automate copyright takedown notices, and there was a bug somewhere. It's not great, but I don't believe it was malice.

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