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A New World of Selfies, Part III

Written on May 21, 2018.

In 2011 an Indonesian monkey allegedly took a selfie. There ensued a battle for who owns the copyright. PETA filed suit in the Northern District Court in California stating it was an original work and the monkey, Naruto, had authorship. The wildlife photographer, John Slater, claimed ownership although he didn’t snap the picture but set-up the camera and has since been published in a book, “Wildlife Personalities.” Also involved in the mix is Wikimedia Commons who put the picture on their site...

A New World for Selfies, Part II

Written on November 17, 2016.

About a year ago, I wrote a blog regarding copyright ownership when an animal, in this case a macaque monkey in Indonesia, took a selfie in 2011. Three groups were battling – PETA, for the monkey who snapped the selfie; the photographer, who set up the camera; and groups like Wikipedia, who state the photo is public domain. To follow up, in January, 2016, a U.S. Court ruled that the monkey cannot own the copyright to the photographs, 2016 WL 362231, US District Court, N.D. California, Naruto...