Photo: David Slater PETA's "monkey selfie" copyright lawsuit has finally, finally reached a satisfying ending. On Monday, a three-judge panel with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that only humans can pursue copyright infringement claims, upholding a lower court's decision after a judge refused to let PETA settle its way out of this likely conclusion. In its ruling, the court said: Affirming the district court's dismissal of claims brought by a monkey, the panel held that the animal had ...
Photo: David Slater PETA's "monkey selfie" copyright lawsuit has finally, finally reached a satisfying ending. On Monday, a three-judge panel with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that only humans can pursue copyright infringement claims, upholding a lower court's decision after a judge refused to let PETA settle its way out of this likely conclusion. In its ruling, the court said: Affirming the district court's dismissal of claims brought by a monkey, the panel held that the animal had ...
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