PETA wants court to grant copyright to ape that snapped famous selfie

Found on Ars Technica on Tuesday, 22 September 2015
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is trying to turn copyright law on its head: in this instance, with the mug of a macaque monkey named Naruto, whose selfies went viral and have been seen around the world.

Last month, a New York state court ruled against two chimpanzees represented by the Nonhuman Rights Project that claimed they were being deprived of their civil liberties while being housed at a university research facility.

The suit demands a San Francisco judge not only grant the copyright to the monkey, but wants an order permitting PETA to "administer and protect Naruto's rights in the Monkey Selfies on the condition that all proceeds from the sale, licensing, and other commercial uses of the Monkey Selfies, including Defendants' disgorged profits, be used solely for the benefit of Naruto, his family and his community, including the preservation of their habitat...."

In other words, PETA just wants to make cash from something it has nothing to do with when it was created. It's all about the money which they prefer to invest in ridiculous lawsuits like this one or absurd public stunts for hipsters. Instead of spending it on those who need it, PETA prefers to just kill them.