Monkey Business Coming to Ninth Circuit, Courtesy of PETA
Last year’s “Most Ridiculous Lawsuit” — over the infamous “Monkey Selfies” — is still making its way through the court system.
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is suing over a series of “selfies” of a macaque monkey published in 2011 by British nature photographer David Slater — who had obtained the photos by positioning a camera for a 6-year-old macaque monkey. PETA claims the monkey, not Slater, owns the copyright to the photos.
In January, a federal judge tossed out the lawsuit, but PETA has now filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit.
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