Selfie-snapping monkey loses copyright infringement case (again)

The copyright battle over who owns that famous toothy selfie taken by a macaque monkey in Indonesia apparently didnt end when the parties involved reached a settlement last year. On Monday, an appeals court has affirmed the lower courts decision that Naruto, the seven-year-old crested macaque in the selfie, cant file a copyright claim for the photo. [W]e conclude that this monkey — and all animals, since they are not human — lacks statutory standing under the Copyright Act, Jud…Read more