PETA, Photographer Debate En Banc Rehearing In Monkey Selfie Copyright Case

Mealey's (June 22, 2018, 3:18 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), a wildlife photographer and a website operator filed supplemental briefs in the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals June 15, addressing whether en banc rehearing is merited of a panel’s finding that a monkey lacked statutory standing to sue for infringement of selfie photos he took under the Copyright Act (Naruto. v. David J. Slater, et al., No. 16-15469, 9th Cir.)....