11
September 2017
A
photographer has settled a two-year legal fight against an animal rights group
over a "monkey selfie" picture.
Naruto
the macaque monkey took the image in the Indonesian jungle in 2011 when it
picked up a camera owned by David Slater from Monmouthshire.
US judges
had said copyright protection could not be applied to the monkey
but Peta said
the animal
should benefit.
Peta's
appeal on the "monkey's behalf" was dismissed but Mr Slater has
agreed to donate 25% of any future revenue.
In a
joint statement from Peta and Mr Slater, it said the photographer will give a
quarter of the funds he receives from selling the monkey selfies to registered
charities "dedicated to protecting the welfare or habitat of Naruto".
"Peta's
groundbreaking case sparked a massive international discussion about the need
to extend fundamental rights to animals for their own sake, not in relation to
how they can be exploited by humans," said Peta lawyer Jeff Kerr.
Mr
Slater, of Chepstow, said he put in a lot of effort which was more than enough
for him to claim copyright.
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