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Photographer Caught Up In ‘Monkey Selfie’ Says It’s Ruined His Life

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4 years agoon
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Udon LiveThe photographer who was caught up in the ‘monkey selfie’ legal battle has said that his life has been ruined and he’s been left completely skint after being sued by a monkey.
David Slater, 52, specialises in wildlife photography and was out snapping the endangered crested black macaque to raise awareness of the plight the rare animals face.
While in Sulawesi, Indonesia in 2011, he said he gradually encouraged the monkeys to press the shutter on his camera while looking into it. As a result, he ended up with this amazing photo:
Credit: Caters/David J Slater
Fast forward to 2014, and David was asked by Wikipedia to take down the photo, because it believed the copyright belonged to the monkey. Honestly.
The US Copyright Office then decided that animals can’t own copyright, and that should have been the end of that. Except, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) then sued David in 2015 on behalf of the monkey, Naruto.
Angela Dunning, who represented David, said in court earlier this month: “It is absurd to say a monkey can sue for copyright infringement. Naruto can’t benefit financially from his work. He is a monkey.”
Adding that PETA couldn’t even be sure that Naruto was the correct monkey.
The appeals court seems to be leaning in David favour, with one judge asking why the case shouldn’t be dismissed, adding: “Can you point to a U.S. Supreme Court holding that says “man and monkey are the same?”
Another judge, N. Randy Smith, said: “There’s no loss as to reputation. There’s no even allegation that the copyright could have benefitted somehow Naruto. What financial benefits apply to him? There’s nothing”.
As for David, he told the MailOnline: “Of course it was my copyright! I set the background. I decided where the sun was going to hit the monkey.
“I selected the lens and I processed the images. The creativity was all mine, and it required a lot of perseverance, sweat and anguish.”
David has ended up blowing his life’s saving fighting his case in court, he’s been left so skint he told the Telegraph he might pack in being a photographer and become a dog walker or tennis coach, because he’s had enough.
Despite all he’s been through, David doesn’t regret taking the photo, telling the MailOnline: “Without all the attention, they’d probably be extinct now as a species.
“The locals used to roast them and eat them. Now they love them and call them ‘selfie monkeys’.”
Featured Image Credit: Caters
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1000 THB Bounty on SHARK that bit boy

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11 months agoon
June 1, 2020By
Udon Live
Wanted: One shark for being a shark. The Environment Minister yesterday criticized a local official’s decision to post a bounty for the shark that earlier bit a boy. Varawut Silpa-archa asked Sunday that the official located in southern Satun province’s Chebilang subdistrict withdraw a THB1,000 reward for anyone who catches the shark that bit a 12-year-old boy two days earlier.
Source: Please withdraw bounty on shark that bit boy, Thai eco minister pleads
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Man beats giant python to help deer escape – causes online debate

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11 months agoon
June 1, 2020By
Udon Live
A video appeared online of a man beating a python with a stick
Netizens are in debate whether a man did the right thing by helping a deer escape certain death from a giant python by beating with the stick..
The was video recorded in Khao Kheow Open Zoo Chonburi and showed a python trying to swallow a spotted deer.

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100-year-old boat resurfaces in Buri Ram – villagers rush to buy lottery tickets

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11 months agoon
May 31, 2020By
Udon Live
An old wooden boat believed to be 100 years old caused a lot of excitement today in Buri Ram Province, 31st May 2020. Fishermen were surprised to see the old Takian boat surface before their eyes and they rushed to tell others of their good fortune..
Within a small amount of time, the boat was carried to the temple in the village and everyone worshipped the boat to thank it for their good fortune,, a full party commenced with incense, gambling boards, and lucky lottery numbers being chosen…
Khaosod Online Sunday 31 May 2020
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