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Monkeys Lack Standing to Sue for Copyright Infringement

Well, it’s official: Naruto, the crested macaque monkey who took photographs of himself while on a reserve on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia in 2011, lacks statutory standing under the US Copyright Act to sue for copyright...more

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No Monkeying Around with this Opinion – Naruto v. Slater, No. 16-15469, 2018 WL 1902414 (9th Cir. Apr. 23, 2018)

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In case you are curious about the extent of animal rights under the law, take a look at this new decision in the Ninth Circuit, Naruto v. Slater, 2018 WL 1902414 (9th Cir. Apr. 23, 2018). Naruto, an Indonesian macaque, picked...more

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Second Circuit Tells Aggregator Claiming Standing to Sit Down

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Clarifying the issue of who has standing to pursue copyright infringement claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday rejected an attempt by a stock photography agency to aggregate claims belonging to...more

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