Getty
Images has dropped its lawsuit against Microsoft over alleged “massive”
copyright infringement, announcing a plan to amicably bring Getty’s
photos to Microsoft’s Internet search engine and devices.
Getty
sued Microsoft last September in federal court in Manhattan, claiming
the software company’s online photo tool, the Bing Image Widget,
displayed copyrighted photos supplied by its Bing search engine without
payment or attribution. Getty owns or represents the owners of more than
80 million digital images.
On Monday, the two companies told the court they were dismissing all claims against each other.
Getty
and Microsoft both told Reuters on Tuesday the move was part of a
“broad business partnership.” Getty also announced in a press release
the two firms would co-develop applications to be used in Microsoft
products, including Bing and Cortana, the digital assistant found on its
mobile phones.
Even
though Microsoft had removed the widget the day after the lawsuit was
filed, Getty pressed forward with its case, saying Microsoft could
relaunch the widget at any time. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote last
November refused Microsoft’s request to throw out the lawsuit.
The case is Getty Images Inc v. Microsoft Corp, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, No. 14-cv-7114.
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