To be more precise, eliminating convenience rather than removing the feature as a whole is preferable to removal, not an "improvement".
As an aside, I've often used "View Image" to access the image when the page itself didn't contain it. This actually hurts not only user experience, but also the actual success of the platform at its intended purpose.
I dont understand why they couldnt disable that feature for only companies that wanted it (through robots.txt) or redacted it some and gave the user to drop taht website from your search.
But to make this clear, they'd probably have to disable the feature for 2 days "because of the Getty case", then come up with this as a compromise.
(Disclosure: I work for Google, but have nothing to do with that stuff nor any special insights)