{"id":482,"date":"2018-04-25T17:44:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T17:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=482"},"modified":"2019-01-18T17:49:13","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T17:49:13","slug":"monkeys-can-sue-but-not-for-copyright-infringement-says-ninth-circuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/monkeys-can-sue-but-not-for-copyright-infringement-says-ninth-circuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Monkeys Can Sue But Not For Copyright Infringement Says Ninth Circuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently ruled that an animal can potentially have constitutional standing to claim copyright infringement but that the Copyright Act does not expressly provide for such ability. While on a wildlife reserve in Sulawesi, Indonesia, wildlife photographer David Slater\u2019s unattended camera was picked up and used by Naruto, a local monkey, to take several photographs of itself. These \u201cmonkey selfies\u201d of the seven-year-old crested macaque later appeared in a book published by Slater and Wildlife Personalities, Ltd. This book identifies Slater and Wildlife Personalities as the copyright owners of these photographs. Subsequently, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filed a complaint for copyright infringement, alleging Naruto to be the rightful author and owner of the \u201cmonkey selfies.\u201d Defendants argued lack of standing, that is, that there is no statutory authority to bring a copyright infringement suit in the name of an animal. PETA originally sued as a \u201cnext friend,\u201d a mechanism by which a third party can represent someone who is unable to represent themselves due to mental incapacity, lack of access, or other similar disability. The court found that since PETA and Naruto did not have the requisite \u201csignificant relationship,\u201d PETA could not bring this suit on Naruto\u2019s behalf. Instead, the court interpreted precedent in finding that animals can have standing if the relevant statute so provides. In this case, since the Copyright Act does not expressly authorize animals to file copyright infringement suits, Naruto lacks standing. #omnilegalgroup #copyright #monkeyselfies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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