British nature photographer David Slater was in Indonesia in 2011 attempting to get the perfect image of a crested black macaque when one of the animals came up to investigate his equipment, hijacked a camera and took hundreds of selfies.
Now David Slater wants Wikipedia to stop distributing his most famous shot for free because it is used online without his permission. But Wikipedia refuses to delete the photo because Slater didn't take the photo. A monkey pressed the shutter button and should own the copyright.
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There's an undeniable logic to Wiki's reasoning.
So far the only arguments Slater has come up with is that it has so far cost him a lot of money in traveling and legal fees. Duh!
The logic is cute, but doesn't really hold up.
Replace the monkey with a celebrity. Would the celeb own the copyright that they took with my camera, or would I still own it?
David: Yes. The *creator* of the image owns it. Period. Nice comparison of a monkey with a celebrity, though.
Of course the creator owns the image. If an amazing photographer friend borrows your camera for a couple of days and takes an amazing photo, would you feel entitled to claim you own the copyright?!
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