Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]LOL! :-) Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 9:34 PM, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >