Photographer settles 'monkey selfie' legal fight

Found on BBC News on Tuesday, 12 September 2017
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A photographer has settled a two-year legal fight against an animal rights group over a "monkey selfie" picture.

"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.

This "groundbreaking case" only showed that some people have way too much time at their hands if they honestly believe a monkey could claim a copyright.