Monkey Selfie Not Eligible for Copyright Registration Under New Rules

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The US Copyright Office has issued a report stating that it will not register works produced by “nature, animals, or plants,” effectively undermining photographer David Slater’s claim that he owns copyright to a selfie made by a monkey with one of his cam

via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2014/08/monkey-selfie-eligible-copyright-registration-new-rules.html

effectively undermining photographer David Slater’s claim that he owns copyright to a selfie made by a monkey