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One of the photos of a crested black macaque monkey that David Slater says belongs to him. Wikipedia claims that, because the monkey pressed the shutter, the photo is a public domain image whose copyright belongs to no one.

The Internet goes ape over a monkey selfie and the copyright battle it sparked

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This is no joke: A selfie taken by a crested black macaque has caused a massive copyright battle between Wikipedia and David Slater, who says the popular site is stealing one his most valuable photos.

One of the photos of a crested black macaque monkey that David Slater says belongs to him. Wikipedia claims that, because the monkey pressed the shutter, the photo is a public domain image whose copyright belongs to no one.

The Internet goes ape over a monkey selfie and the copyright battle it sparked

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A female Celebes crested macaque takes a photo of herself using David Slater's camera during a photography trip in Indonesia in 2011. There is a legal dispute under way as to who owns the photograph.

Does the monkey who took her own picture have a copyright — or does the photographer who owns the camera?

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