Even though the U.S. Copyright Office has explicitly stated that one can not register a copyright for “A photograph taken by a monkey,” the photographer whose camera was used by a monkey for a now-famous self-portrait is still trying to claim that he is the owner of the photograph and demanding that a website purchase a license to run the image. [More]
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![The monkey seen in this image is actually the one who pressed the button on the camera. Copyright law forbids a non-human animal from holding a copyright, so many believe the image is in the public domain. PETA claimed that monkeys like Naruto should be treated no differently than if a human had snapped the picture. A federal judge disagrees.](../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/monkeyselfie.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1)
U.S. Copyright Office Agrees: Monkey Self-Portraits Are Public Domain
In news that will disappoint monkey photographers nationwide, a draft report from the U.S. Copyright Office seems to make the regulators’ opinion pretty clear on the question of who holds the copyright for a photo — or any work — created by an animal. [More]