California judge reaches decision in PETA’s monkey selfie case

California judge reaches decision in PETA’s monkey selfie case – TechnoLlama:

"A judge in California has dismissed a copyright case brought by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), where the animal rights organisation claimed that it represented the monkey that took the famous selfie depicted above.

The case is that of Naruto v Slater, where PETA sued British photographer David Slater for copyright infringement, claiming to be acting on behalf of Naruto the monkey.

I had written an opinion about the case when it was first filed, and I am glad to report that the decision has not produced any surprises.

As most legal analysts predicted, the judge dismissed the case based on the fact that the monkey has no standing, as it cannot be considered an author for the purposes of the law and therefore it does not have copyright, so PETA cannot act on behalf of the monkey." 'via Blog this'