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If the answer is "the monkey", can the monkey meaningfully consent for the photo to be reproduced on the internet, in newspapers, etc? Are we content when every
by mooism2 15y ago
If the answer is "the monkey", can the monkey meaningfully consent for the photo to be reproduced on the internet, in newspapers, etc? Are we content when everyone reproduces the photo without permission?
- ZeroGravitas 15y agoIf the answer is that the monkey owns the rights, then it's very similar to the "orphan works" problem in copyright where items are lost to society because the owner cannot be traced. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_works http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_works At the moment we seem content to let all this stuff fall through the cracks of history simply to strengthen copyright protection of big business.