🌟 Behold! The most magnificent, most spectacular, most absolutely LEGENDARY monkey selfie ever captured! 🌟
📱 This isn't just any selfie... this is THE selfie that changed the internet forever! 💯
🦍 Featuring the one, the only, the incredible smiling monkey that represents the spirit of Andrew Imredy! 🏆
🎭 A masterpiece of photographic excellence! A triumph of primate self-portraiture! An absolute unit of adorableness! 🔥
Monkey selfies aren't just cute – they sparked one of the most fascinating legal battles in copyright law history! In 2011, a case involving another photogenic primate named Naruto, a crested macaque in Indonesia, challenged fundamental questions about art, authorship, and animal rights.
In 2011, Naruto, a 7-year-old crested macaque, grabbed photographer David Slater's camera and snapped several adorable selfies while Slater was on assignment in Indonesia. When Slater published the photos in a book, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) sued on Naruto's behalf in 2015, arguing that the monkey owned the copyright to his own selfies.
Could an animal hold a copyright? Could a monkey be an author under US copyright law? The case made its way through federal courts, ultimately reaching the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
In April 2018, the 9th Circuit Court ruled that animals cannot hold copyrights under US law. Judge Carlos Bea wrote: "We conclude that this monkey – and all animals, since they are not human – lacks statutory standing under the Copyright Act."
Despite the court ruling, PETA and Slater reached a meaningful settlement in 2017:
The "monkey selfie" case pushed important conversations about:
"PETA and David Slater agree that this case raises important, cutting-edge issues about expanding legal rights for nonhuman animals, a goal that they both support, and they will continue their respective work to achieve this goal." — Joint Statement, 2017
Read the full story: "Monkey does not own selfie copyright, appeals court rules" - CNN (April 24, 2018)
While we celebrate the joy and humor of monkey selfies on this website, we also recognize the serious issues facing primates worldwide. Crested macaques are critically endangered, and cases like Naruto's help raise awareness about the urgent need for habitat protection and conservation efforts.
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