Peta loses two year legal battle for monkey to claim copyright over selfie

Peta loses two year legal battle for monkey to claim copyright over selfie Peta loses two-year legal battle for monkey to claim copyright over selfie A photographer has won a two-year legal battle against Peta after a monkey picked up his camera and took a picture. The animal rights group had called for the animal to be recognised as the rightful copyright owner of the image. US judges disagreed. Although Naruto the macaque monkey will not be benefiting from the photo, photographer David Slater has agreed to donate 25% of future revenue to charities dedicated to protecting Naruto’s “welfare or habitat”. Slater owned the British copyright for the photos, and wished for them to be honoured worldwide. Websites like Wikipedia claimed the photos existed in the public domain. Slater’s lawyer argued that Naruto should not hold copyright for the photo because the monkey could not benefit financially.