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    Lightbulb Monkey has no standing to assert copyright infring in selfie case, 9th Circuit rules

    A federal appeals court has ruled that a monkey has no standing under the U.S. Copyright Act to assert copyright in selfie photos. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday in the case of a crested macaque named Naruto and photographer David Slater, who published the photos in a wildlife book. Naruto had snapped the selfies in 2011 after Slater left the camera unattended on a reserve in Indonesia. The Hollywood Reporter, the Recorder and the Associated Press have stories.
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    Slater had settled the suit by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals last September when he agreed to donate 25 percent of future gross revenue from the photo to charities dedicated to protecting monkey welfare and habitat in Indonesia. The 9th Circuit said it would hear the case despite the settlement. Judge Carlos Bea wrote the majority opinion. “We conclude that this monkey—and all animals, since they are not human—lacks statutory standing under the Copyright Act,” Bea wrote. In a partial concurrence, Judge N. Randy Smith said the courts had no jurisdiction to hear the case. Both judges were critical of PETA and its decision to settle the case after oral arguments suggested it would lose the appeal. The group had represented Naruto as a “next friend” after a primatologist who initially took on that role decided to drop out of the case. The primatologist had studied Naruto since his birth.


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    The lawyer who filed this should be held in contempt of court.
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    Thought it had been decided a while back, maybe in a lower court.

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