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Monkey Selfie copyright case
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Monkey_Selfie_copyright_case
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Naruto_v._Slater
gptkbp:courtRuling
animals cannot own copyright under US law
gptkbp:date
2018
gptkbp:defendant
gptkb:David_Slater
gptkbp:filingDate
gptkb:United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Monkey Selfie copyright case
gptkbp:involves
gptkb:David_Slater
gptkb:Naruto_(crested_macaque)
gptkb:PETA
gptkbp:jurisdiction
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:legalIssue
Can a non-human animal own copyright?
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
extensive international media attention
gptkbp:notableFor
question of non-human copyright
gptkbp:photographed
gptkb:Naruto_(crested_macaque)
gptkbp:photographPublishedBy
gptkb:David_Slater
gptkbp:plaintiff
gptkb:PETA
gptkbp:precedence
no copyright for non-human authors in US
gptkbp:result
settlement reached
case dismissed
gptkbp:settlementType
Slater agreed to donate 25% of future revenue from the photos to charities protecting crested macaques
gptkbp:subject
animal rights
copyright ownership
gptkbp:yearFiled
2015
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:People_for_the_Ethical_Treatment_of_Animals
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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