Commons:Deletion requests/File:Macaca nigra self-portrait full body.jpg
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As per the recent 9th Circuit ruling (see https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2018-04-23/us-appeals-court-rejects-copyright-suit-over-monkey-selfies), animals may not be holders of copyright under US law. 2600:1700:B1D0:D6B0:A46C:6944:3088:8CCD 02:58, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
Keep as PD by the nom's logic and per the DRs at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Macaca nigra self-portrait.jpg. — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 03:19, 24 April 2018 (UTC)- Keep Per the previous decisions. Quoting the linked article, the "U.S. copyright law does not allow lawsuits that seek to give animals the rights to photographs or other original work, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. Copyright infringement can only be claimed on behalf of humans, the court said." So only humans can sue for copyright violation and, as David Slater admited, the image was taken by a crested macaque, so this is PD. Tm (talk) 03:47, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
Kept: We have had this numerous times. Enough. --Yann (talk) 04:36, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
