Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, a primate can't own a copyright to a selfie it took with a photographer's camera. <http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/384531-federal-appeals-court-upholds-ruling-that-animals-cannot-sue-under> People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), sued the photographer on behalf of the button-pressing macaque. The case dragged on for seven years and pretty much bankrupted the photographer.? Thankfully, the 9th District Court affirmed the decision of the lower court and ruled that PETA should pay the photographer's attorney's fees. So after seven years of legal hell, he may be at least back where he started financially. The legal decision runs 41 pages(!)? No, I didn't read the whole thing, I just text-searched it to see if the photographer won his legal expenses.? None of the media reports I read said anything about legal fees, and that can be just as important as winning one's case. Now let's just hope PETA doesn't appeal to the Supreme Court. --Peter