Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Monkey Selfie Case: Judge Rules Animal Cannot Own His Photo Copyright First off today, the Associated Press reports that a U.S. District Court judge has ruled a macaque monkey (nor any other animal) has standing under the U.S. Copyright Act and, as such can not sue or take other legal action, prompting the judge to toss the case. The lawsuit centers around a photo taken as part of a 2011 Indonesia trip by British photographer David Slater. During that trip a monkey took his camera and snapped a series of images, one of which became the “monkey selfie”. Though Slater claims he is the copyright holder in the image others have widely used the work claiming that, since it was taken by an animal it is public domain. The case was complicated by a lawsuit filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which sought to have the monkey involved be named the copyright holder with…
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