Court Rules Against Monkey: No, You Don’t Own A Copyright

Even if you’re a monkey’s uncle, you’re not eligible to own a copyright.

On Monday, a U.S. appeals court ruled that animals cannot have copyrights to photos. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling in favor of David Slater, the nature photographer whose camera was used to take the photos of a crested macaque named Naruto in 2011.