Could The Ninth Circuit Fall For This Monkey Business?
What to make of this legal theory -- fascinating, or frivolous?
The act grants copyright to authors of original works, with no limit on species. Copyright law is clear: It’s not the person who owns the camera, it’s the being who took the photograph.
— Jeffrey Kerr, general counsel to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), discussing a lawsuit PETA just filed in federal court in California seeking to declare a monkey that took famous selfies to hold the copyright in the photos.