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Monkey Business: Who Owns the Copyright to a Selfie Taken by a Monkey?

By Mandour & Associates on August 14, 2014
Posted in Copyright News

monkey.jpgIPNews® – British photographer David Slater is embroiled in a debate over the self-portrait taken by a monkey, which the animal shot using his unattended equipment three years ago.

Wikimedia Commons, a database of millions of images and videos that are free for public use, is arguing that the image was shot by an animal…

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