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| See What Happened After A Photographer Got Sued By A Monkey by teegrams(m): 8:17am On Jul 14, 2017 |
The photographer who was 'sued by a monkey' in a bizarre court battle has revealed the costs associated with the case have left him broke. David Slater says he no longer has motivation to take pictures after battling for copyright over a selfie that was taken on his camera by a monkey in Indonesia in 2011. The 52-year-old, from Chepstow, south Wales, says he has been left with no money due to the lengthy case, and the costs he has incurred hiring lawyers. Today, he could not even afford to fly to America today for a court hearing. Speaking to The Telegraph: "I'm just not motivated to go out and take photos any more. I've had outlays of several thousand pounds for lawyers, it is losing me income and getting me so depressed. "When I think about the whole situation I really don't think it's worth it. Everything I did to try and highlight the plight of the monkeys has backfired on my private life. I've had my live ruined." It emerged today in court that PETA has identified the wrong monkey that took the selfie that sparked the legal battle. Naruto, a six-year-old Indonesian macaque, may not have been the primate that took the photo that is at the centre of a bizarre dispute in US federal court. Lawyers for David Slater said it was 'absurd' for PETA to claim that the monkey was entitled to copyright - because he is a monkey. David said he wanted a career change and was also considering becoming a tennis coach because he was unable to pay his income taxes. Mr Slater has been sued in America by PETA which claims that the copyright for the selfie taken by Naruto rests with the monkey who should get any profits from its sales. Legal costs are now estimated to be around £200,000 and it is not clear who will eventually have to pay them. The latest hearing in front of a federal appeal judge at the 9th Circuit in San Francisco was to decide whether to overturn a lower court ruling that Naruto lacked standing to sue. But things quickly became bizarre and absurd. Read More Here: http://rayoonline.com/bizzareread-happened-photographer-got-sued-monkey/
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| Re: See What Happened After A Photographer Got Sued By A Monkey by timawoku(m): 8:23am On Jul 14, 2017 |
Lol |
| Re: See What Happened After A Photographer Got Sued By A Monkey by eshietIntrepid(m): 8:30am On Jul 14, 2017 |
Imagine, a monkey having a copy right. |
| Re: See What Happened After A Photographer Got Sued By A Monkey by Caustics: 8:30am On Jul 14, 2017 |
WTF! foolish people. |
| Re: See What Happened After A Photographer Got Sued By A Monkey by deeway200(m): 11:38am On Jul 14, 2017 |
Amelika and craze |
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