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It probably wouldn't be as famous though if the monkey hadn't taken the image.
by soperj 12y ago
It probably wouldn't be as famous though if the monkey hadn't taken the image.
- danieltillett 12y agoExactly. The only reason the image is worth anything is the monkey took the photo. The owner of the photographic gear seems to be arguing both that it is his photo and not his photo.
- tripzilch 12y agoReally? Because it's a pretty great picture just by itself, IMHO.
- soperj 12y agoI agree that it's a good picture. But "I took a great picture of a monkey" doesn't sell nearly as well as "This monkey took a great picture of himself". "I took a great picture of a monkey" doesn't get you articles about that picture, "This monkey took a great picture of himself" definitely does.
- danieltillett 12y agoYes it is a great picture, but it would not be not worth anything (I mean economically, not artistically) if it was not taken by the monkey.