30 March 2016Copyright

PETA to appeal against ‘monkey selfie’ ruling

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has said it will appeal against a court ruling which said the ‘monkey selfie’ photograph does not belong to the macaque ape who took it.

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IP rights for animals is an argument for Congress, not courts, judge tells PETA

1 February 2016 A US court has ordered the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to take its ‘monkey selfie’ argument to Congress after it dismissed a complaint asserting that a Macaque ape should own the copyright to a photo it took of itself.

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7 January 2016 A US court has dismissed a claim filed by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in which the organisation claimed that the copyright to the ‘monkey selfie’ photograph should belong to a macaque ape.

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PETA to appeal against ‘monkey selfie’ ruling

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