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Copyright? PETA. Naruto. David J. Slater.

Selfie. Can a monkey or other non-human species own a copyright? That was essentially the question in a lawsuit filed by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) back in 2015 on behalf of Naruto the monkey – technically called a crested macaque. In 2011...

Naruto the Monkey. PETA. Copyright. Selfie.

Can animals own a copyright? This may sound like a stupid question. Can animals own a copyright? People may have different opinions, but the opinion of the District Court of California is that they can’t. Strange as it sounds, the animal rights group, PETA, filed a...
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