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posted by CoolHand on Tuesday July 18 2017, @10:25PM   Printer-friendly
from the monkey'ing-around dept.

About six years ago photographrapher David Slater was taking pictures of monkeys and got a monkey to take a selfie with his equipment. The case has been in and out of court over copyright issues because while it was Slater's equipment and he set up the situation some claim that it is the monkey who holds copyright over the image while others claim that no one at all has copyright over the image. A serious attempt is being made to use the case to push for copyright and other ownership rights for non-humans. The image is now being use to try to force the issue of non-human rights, using methods that might do a lot of damage along the way.

Ars Technica is about the only site to notice so far. They write that the case is no laughing matter. PETA's quest for animals to own property could end the web as we know it. Specifically this image has become relevant to the future of the WWW and the Internet because the strategy chosen involves first asserting that companies that supply tools for people to self-publish their own works can be held liable for the content posted or uploaded by third parties.


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  • (Score: 2) by Arik on Wednesday July 19 2017, @03:09AM (2 children)

    by Arik (4543) on Wednesday July 19 2017, @03:09AM (#541296) Journal
    Minors have a temporary modification of the rules until they age into full adulthood.

    Monkey never age into full humanity.
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    If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by unauthorized on Wednesday July 19 2017, @06:46AM (1 child)

    by unauthorized (3776) on Wednesday July 19 2017, @06:46AM (#541349)

    Monkey never age into full humanity.

    Neither do people with mental deficiencies. The same argument applies, should someone with a sufficiently severe brain injury be denied the right to hold copyright or should they be prosecuted for not obeying rules they are simply incapable of following?

    • (Score: 2) by Arik on Wednesday July 19 2017, @07:18AM

      by Arik (4543) on Wednesday July 19 2017, @07:18AM (#541356) Journal
      This is exactly why we have the concept of a legal guardian.
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