Monkey Copyright Ownership

[Abbot Mythos]

'Federal court to rule if a monkey [Naruto] owns the copyright for its selfie photos'

As per the article: "Andrew Dhuey, attorney for British nature photographer David Slater, said 'monkey see, monkey sue' is not good law under any federal act."

Further down the article: "Dhuey said the legal antics were more of a publicity stunt by PETA than a lawsuit. He quipped after the hearing that Naruto [the monkey] made a tactical mistake by not appearing in court. 'It's like he doesn't even care,' he said before walking away from cameras."

Here's the link: http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2017/07/federal_court_to_rule_if_a_mon.html

[Prelate Diogenes Shandor]

Wow! That's one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. PETA makes Trump supporters look lucid.

[MMIX]

Wow! That's one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. PETA makes Trump supporters look lucid.

And you are just a monkey on the internet. So what was your point?

[Abbot Mythos]

"Monkey selfie animal rights brouhaha devolves into a settlement"

As per the article: "Naruto, via his self-appointed lawyers from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is in the process of dropping his lawsuit over the now infamous monkey selfies. That's according to a Friday legal filing with the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which is being asked to hold off on issuing a ruling that everybody believes is going to go against Naruto."

Here's the link: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/monkey-selfie-animal-rights-brouhaha-devolves-into-a-settlement/

So, it's looking like that monkey business has just about run it's course.

[MMIX]

Smart simian to settle

[Faust]

The paparazzi win again.