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07-22-2011, 05:35 PM | #1 | ||
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July 23, 2011: Monkey takes its own pic (and who gets the copyright?)
Meet the crested black macaque in Indonesia, who stole the camera of photographer David Slater and took these shots himself. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...p-himself.html Quote:
And in fact, the photo credit is disputed at TechDirt: Quote:
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07-22-2011, 05:39 PM | #2 |
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heh.
I heard the complaint wasn't that slater had the copyright and was saying to the other publishers of the photos, but that those other publishers didn't have the copyright so they shouldn't be publishing the photos. You're right, slater doesn't have the copyright either. From what I've learned, the *photographer* has the copyright, not the owner of the camera. by the way.. that second pic looks just tooo perfect. I think it's been manipulated, cropped, straightened, etc. It doesn't make it a bad or wrong photo, but it is a bit misleading in the context of the monkey taking the picture. Overall, they're fascinating pictures. Thanks UT!
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07-22-2011, 07:09 PM | #3 |
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My understanding has always been, from a historical UK point of view at least, that when the photographer cannot claim the copyright it becomes the property of the owner of the film - but I doubt Mr Slater used film...
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07-23-2011, 08:29 AM | #4 |
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CAQUE!!
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07-23-2011, 09:03 AM | #5 |
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07-23-2011, 09:56 AM | #6 |
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I remember similar cases where the decision of ownership came down to who had the most skin in the game as they say. Essentially film or not, whoever funded the shoot, supplied camera, crew, technical back-up and otherwise bankrolled it, is the holder of the copyright.
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07-23-2011, 11:22 AM | #7 |
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07-25-2011, 08:05 AM | #8 | |
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07-25-2011, 08:10 AM | #9 |
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Won't somebody think of the monkeys?
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07-25-2011, 12:15 PM | #10 |
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That's the golden rule in action. Whoever has the gold, makes the rules. I think they are also invoking Eminent Domain and taking the macaque's cage and building a small theme park in its place.
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