Monkey selfie lawsuit heads back to court - Sensationalist Headlines

[IMG]http://www.channelnewsasia.com/image/9027636/16x9/991/557/bd00e5bfe677812564bf36d4f103458/nU/naruto-the-monkey-selfie.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]Naruto the monkey. (Photo: Naruto. Or David Slater.)[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]SAN FRANCISCO: Naruto, the selfie taking macaque monkey, is back in the news. The US Court of Appeals on Wednesday (Jul 12) heard arguments from lawyers over who owned photographs taken by the monkey. In 2011, photographer David Slater was in the Tangkoko nature reserve in Indonesia’s Sulawesi when Naruto took selfies using his camera. Slater said the copyright for the photos belongs to him and his company Wildlife Personalities. But animal advocacy group, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) brought a case in 2015 arguing that it was Naruto who owned the copyright of the selfies, and sought to administer the proceeds from the photos for the monkey’s benefit. PETA lost that case in 2015 and is now appealing that decision at the US Court of Appeals. If successful, it will be “the first time an animal is declared the owner of the property, instead of being declared a piece of property himself” AP reported PETA attorney Jeffrey Kerr as saying. Kerr added: “When science and technology advance, the law adapts. [/quote] Read more at [url]http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/monkey-selfie-lawsuit-heads-back-to-court-reports-9027632[/url]

in order to find out if animals have souls to own property they need to be genetically altered with human dna to make them smart. really though, peta please stop.

they should print out the photo and see if the monkey prefers it over food if he goes for the photo, he considers it his, which implies ownership and consciousness - therefore, they should spend all proceeds from the photo on food, cigarettes, and female monkey bitches for Naruto the Legendary Monkey if he goes for the food, then fuck it, let the guy have the money

PETA stop stop PETA

Since when did this have anything to do with PETA? I remember this being a Wikimedia issue the last time I saw the photo brought up.

I love this picture cause every time I see it, all I see is one smug motherfucker.

Thank God we have groups like Peta who fight for the right of animals and their right to own pictures. Fighting the good fight.

[QUOTE=Binladen34;52464001]I love this picture cause every time I see it, all I see is one smug motherfucker.[/QUOTE] you'd think he doesn't give a fuck but he knows lmao he KNOWS (how stupid we are compared to him I mean)

...The monkey's name is Naruto?

[QUOTE=Cock Boner;52463879]Since when did this have anything to do with PETA? I remember this being a Wikimedia issue the last time I saw the photo brought up.[/QUOTE] [quote]Slater said the copyright for the photos belongs to him and his company Wildlife Personalities. But animal advocacy group, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) brought a case in 2015 arguing that it was Naruto who owned the copyright of the selfies, and sought to administer the proceeds from the photos for the monkey’s benefit. PETA lost that case in 2015 and is now appealing that decision at the US Court of Appeals. If successful, it will be “the first time an animal is declared the owner of the property, instead of being declared a piece of property himself” AP reported PETA attorney Jeffrey Kerr as saying.[/quote] Read the snippet at the very least

[QUOTE=gastyne;52464028]Thank God we have groups like Peta who fight for the right of animals and their right to own pictures. Fighting the good fight.[/QUOTE] I somehow doubt Three Dog would be so approving...

PETA is retarded. I couldn't think of a more ridiculous organization to represent the well being of animals.

I mean it's pretty obvious why they want to do it [quote]arguing that it was Naruto who owned the copyright of the selfies, sought to administer the proceeds from the photos for the monkey’s benefit[/quote] They don't give a shit about the monkey's rights, they just want control of the revenue so they can give themselves a chunk of it Plus stupid shit like this is guaranteed to put them in the media, free publicity

Honestly, I don't believe anyone owns the copyright. The photographer didn't setup the shot or anything. And the monkey has no interest in holding a copyright. PETA's objective appears to be money. [url]https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/22/monkey-business-macaque-selfie-cant-be-copyrighted-say-us-and-uk[/url] Yeah, thought I remembered this case. No one owns the copyright.

Can we stop with this already? Monkeys are sweet, but they have fuck all use for intellectual property - at least until the rise of the planet of the apes begins in real life.

Naruto takes selfie and it goes to court this is not the future our ancestors envisioned

[QUOTE=kaze4159;52464976] Plus stupid shit like this is guaranteed to put them in the media, free publicity[/QUOTE] They'll do anything for a bit of that at this point tbh

This just makes be wonder who owns the thousands of cat photos on the internet

[QUOTE=Ithon;52463844]in order to find out if animals have souls to own property they need to be genetically altered with human dna to make them smart. really though, peta please stop.[/QUOTE] Kinda weird to be using souls as a basis of determining who gets to own property considering that they're theoretical at best.

[QUOTE=Skerion;52466223]Kinda weird to be using souls as a basis of determining who gets to own property considering that they're theoretical at best.[/QUOTE] They aren't even theoretical, since there's really no way to actually 'test' it. Gravity is a theory after all.

PETA, fighting the "good" fight by destroying wildlife photographers. Because, as we all know, the [I]real[/I] threat to the preservation of animals are the photographers who have dedicated their lives to showing the beauty of nature to the world.

[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;52471379]PETA, fighting the "good" fight by destroying wildlife photographers. Because, as we all know, the [I]real[/I] threat to the preservation of animals are the photographers who have dedicated their lives to showing the beauty of nature to the world.[/QUOTE] Technically, hunters and photographers both shoot animals for a reward basically the same thing!!!

[QUOTE=Cock Boner;52463879]Since when did this have anything to do with PETA? I remember this being a Wikimedia issue the last time I saw the photo brought up.[/QUOTE] Peta sued on behalf of the monkey. After the original photogropher who set up the camera claimed the image as his after wikipedia put it up under creative commons. The dude's supposedly ruined too. Stupidly in debt to pay lawyer costs. Which means peta has decided that the life of a guy is worth less than the property rights of a monkey, which lacks the capacity to understand property rights, or even what a photo is in the first place. Aren't they just a bunch of pure virgin souls, nothing but a collective of avatars of pure virtue.

I feel bad for the people who donate to PETA with good intentions and then they piss money away with stupid as fuck lawsuits like this

[QUOTE=LAMB SAUCE;52473199]I feel bad for the people who donate to PETA with good intentions and then they piss money away with stupid as fuck lawsuits like this[/QUOTE] lmao i doubt anyone who donates to peta really gives a fuck about animals or gives so much of a fuck about them that it is insane.

[QUOTE=Trilby Harlow;52472683]Peta sued on behalf of the monkey, after the original photographer who set up the camera claimed the image as his after wikipedia put it up under creative commons.[/QUOTE] What makes them think they can sue on this monkey's behalf - maybe she's for Creative Commons, and doesn't want to sue? It's sad how PETA treats a man who's actually done good: [QUOTE]However, Slater still said he felt "absolutely delighted" with the impact of the photo shoot itself: "It has taken six years for my original intention to come true which was to highlight the plight of the monkeys and bring it to the world. No one had heard of these monkeys six years ago, they were down to the last thousands. ... The locals used to roast them, but now they love them, they call it the 'selfie monkey'. Tourists are now visiting and people see there is a longer-term benefit to the community than just shooting a monkey."[/QUOTE] PETA is a cult that must be shut down.

[QUOTE=Talvy;52476316]What makes them think that they can sue on this monkey's behalf - maybe she's for Creative Commons, and doesn't want to sue? It's sad how PETA treats a man who's actually done good: PETA is a cult that must be shut down.[/QUOTE] i wish i understood the thinking

[QUOTE=michaeldim;52464466]...The monkey's name is Naruto?[/QUOTE] I think that's the real crime here.

[QUOTE=michaeldim;52464466]...The monkey's name is Naruto?[/QUOTE] Believe it.

[QUOTE=LAMB SAUCE;52473199]I feel bad for the people who donate to PETA with good intentions and then they piss money away with stupid as fuck lawsuits like this[/QUOTE] Yea, that money should be going to PETA's other major pursuit: euthanizing the great majority of the cats and dogs they take care of.