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In this case, the monkey "borrowed" somebody else's camera, without permission, and took the picture in question. If I steal somebody's camera, and take photos
by mikebike 15y ago
In this case, the monkey "borrowed" somebody else's camera, without permission, and took the picture in question. If I steal somebody's camera, and take photos with it, do I still own the copyright?
- addandsubtract 15y agoThe question isn't whether you hold the copyright, it's if that somebody does.
- kevinpet 15y agoYes. If I break into your apartment and write a poem using your pen, do I own the copyright?
- jrockway 15y agoIf I write code at work, do I own the copyright?
- kyleslattery 15y agoNo, because your contract most likely says that your employer owns everything you create at work.
- Terretta 15y agoYour downvotes suggest primate logic hard at work. You asked a question. Primates decided it must be rhetorical, and that you must mean you don't (or do), and that whichever you meant, your stance (though not voiced) must be disagreed with — downvote! Bananas.
- mtogo 15y agoNo, he's being downvoted because he was wrong. If i break into someone's apartment and write a poem with their pen and paper, obviously i still own the copyright. However, if i write code for an employer the contract almost certainly states that the employer owns my work (and in some (all?) states it's a Work for Hire). jrockway was purposefully making an argument that does not apply in the situation or make sense, and he is being downvoted for it. I do not appriciate ad hominem attack against those that downvoted a trollish comment.
- eli 15y agoYou have a good point. Did the monkey get any bananas? It could be a Work for Hire situation.
- joshu 15y agoThat is an offensive stereotype of monkeys.
- serichsen 15y agoGenerally, yes, unless your work contract says something else. There are many companies who only have such work contracts, but there are counter examples.