On Monday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously decided animals can’t sue for copyright.
The ruling comes from a case involving a crested macaque, a photographer and PETA. Back in 2011, British nature photographer David Slater purportedly discovered that a monkey had taken photos of itself with an unattended camera. Slater displayed the photos, eventually leading PETA to sue him on the monkey’s behalf. The group argued the copyright belonged to the animal.
Slater and PETA eventually settled the case, but the court decided to rule on it anyway, maybe just to make a point. One judge went as far as calling the case "frivolous." And because we agree we thought we’d just leave the photo up for an obnoxiously long time. But tell us what you think about this ruling in the comments!
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