September 2014

  • The Monkey Selfie Cannot Be Copyrighted

    This monkey took a selfie using a photographer's camera. 

     

    140901 Monkey Smiling

     

    via Mashable.

    It went viral. 

    Then the photographer tried to sue to protect the copyright he thought he deserved because it was his camera, his set-up, his planning, etc.

    However, the U.S. Copyright Office has settled the recent debate over the so-called monkey selfie, declaring in updated rules that a piece of content produced by an animal can't be registered.

    Aren't humans animals?

  • The Monkey Selfie Cannot Be Copyrighted

    This monkey took a selfie using a photographer's camera. 

     

    140901 Monkey Smiling

     

    via Mashable.

    It went viral. 

    Then the photographer tried to sue to protect the copyright he thought he deserved because it was his camera, his set-up, his planning, etc.

    However, the U.S. Copyright Office has settled the recent debate over the so-called monkey selfie, declaring in updated rules that a piece of content produced by an animal can't be registered.

    Aren't humans animals?