Monkey vs Copyright Issue

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fotojack

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ohkphoto said:
You've probably seen the photo (monkey hijacks photographer's camera and snaps a photo of himself), but you may not realize that there was actual discussion as to who holds the copyright: the monkey or the photographer.

Can Monkeys Own Rights to Photos?
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roflmaocgu! How much more ridiculous can we get? lol Monkeys owning rights to photographs. Yeah,right! Like the monkey even knows what his/her rights are! LOL Gawd this planet cracks me up sometimes. :)
 
ohkphoto

ohkphoto

Snow White
LOL, Jack. It's so typical for lawyers to make a statement about this.

BTW, I think the monkey did a damn good job on his self-portrait . . . it's at least as good if not better than some of the crap that's put out by some photographers who just like to hear the shutter click (like the monkey!)

I especially like the last line: "Monkeys aren’t “natural persons” and therefore cannot own the copyright to works of art they create."
 
Browncoat

Browncoat

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Who wants to bet that some lawyer steps forward and tries to represent the interests of the monkey?
 
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ohkphoto

ohkphoto

Snow White
OK, I give up. "What's brown and hangs from the neck of a lawyer?"
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A pit bull.

Only joke I remember from a legal seminar, and told by a lawyer. (I think it might have have been "brown and white" )
 
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