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One legal battle has been sorted in an American court, in the case between a British nature photographer, an Indonesian crested Macaque monkey and a selfie that went viral online. The question facing the judge : who owns the copyright of a picture taken by the monkey but using the photographer's camera ?

The case was brought by the campaign group PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. It argued that all proceeds from the picture should benefit the monkey. A court in San Francisco disagreed, ruling that copyright protection cannot applied to animals. Where does that leave the photographer involved, David Slater? Here's his reaction.

(Photo: A photo of a young female Macaque, taken by herself in Indonesia.)
(Credit: Wildlife Personalities/David J Slater)