Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We held a conference here, and it was a draw http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/2018-TH-645-2.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/2018-TH-645-2.jpg.html> Amities Philippe > Le 24 avr. 2018 ? 15:15, CartersXRd via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a > ?crit : > > wikipedia also played a big part in this dispute, also > > and they were not on ?our? side > > <https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11015672/Wikipedia-refuses-to-delete-photo-as-monkey-owns-it.html> > > Ric Carter > www.CartersXRd.net > http://www.facebook.com/ric.carter > > The only razor I use is Occam?s. > > >> On Apr 24, 2018, at 12:14 AM, Peter Klein via LUG <lug at >> leica-users.org> wrote: >> >> No, a primate can't own a copyright to a selfie it took with a >> photographer's camera. >> <http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/384531-federal-appeals-court-upholds-ruling-that-animals-cannot-sue-under> >> >> People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), sued the photographer >> on behalf of the button-pressing macaque. The case dragged on for seven >> years and pretty much bankrupted the photographer. Thankfully, the 9th >> District Court affirmed the decision of the lower court and ruled that >> PETA should pay the photographer's attorney's fees. So after seven years >> of legal hell, he may be at least back where he started financially. >> >> The legal decision runs 41 pages(!) No, I didn't read the whole thing, I >> just text-searched it to see if the photographer won his legal expenses. >> None of the media reports I read said anything about legal fees, and that >> can be just as important as winning one's case. >> >> Now let's just hope PETA doesn't appeal to the Supreme Court. >> >> --Peter >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information