Monkey selfie copyright claim rejected as court favours humans over animals

A US appeals court has favoured humans over animals in a copyright lawsuit filed over a series of selfies taken by a monkey.

Monkey selfie copyright claim rejected as court favours humans over animals

A US appeals court has favoured humans over animals in a copyright lawsuit filed over a series of selfies taken by a monkey.

US copyright law does not allow lawsuits that seek to give animals the rights to photographs or other original work, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.

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