Monkey Selfie Not Eligible for Copyright Registration Under New Rules
By David Walker
Monkey selfie, shot with David Slater’s camera.
The US Copyright Office has issued a report stating that it will not register works produced by “nature, animals, or plants,” effectively undermining photographer David Slater’s claim that he owns copyright to a selfie made by a monkey with one of his cameras, arstechnica.com reports.
The rule was issued Tuesday as part of a 1,222-page document addressing a variety of administrative practices by the copyright office, according to the tech website.
The photo in question was shot by a monkey that ran off with one of Slater’s cameras while he …read more
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