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Wikipedia refuses to delete photo as 'monkey owns it'
The Telegraph [UK] ^
| 06 Aug 2014
| Matthew Sparkes
Posted on 08/06/2014 12:55:02 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
Wikimedia, the non-profit organisation behind Wikipedia, has refused a photographer’s repeated requests to stop distributing his most famous shot for free – because a monkey pressed the shutter button and should own the copyright[.]
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: copyright; napl; wikimedia; wikipedia
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To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
08/06/2014 1:14:50 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
To: 1010RD
No one reads Kipling anymore.
/johnny
To: Slings and Arrows
If you gave a million monkeys a million cameras eventually you’d get....
23
posted on
08/06/2014 1:29:38 PM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(We're The First Generation Not Forced To Fight To Defend Our Freedom.And It Shows!)
To: Slings and Arrows
Who gave Wiki the power to decide who owns the photograph?
24
posted on
08/06/2014 1:30:12 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: Slings and Arrows
Woo hoo! I'm famous now.
25
posted on
08/06/2014 1:30:43 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
("No man left behind" means something different to 0bama.)
To: Celtic Conservative
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posted on
08/06/2014 1:31:53 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: TigersEye
"Touch him! Love him! Liebe mein Affe-Mienke! "
27
posted on
08/06/2014 1:32:47 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: smokingfrog
I must admit I first misread the photographer quoted saying, “That trip cost me about £2,000 for that monkey shot. ...”.
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posted on
08/06/2014 1:32:58 PM PDT
by
cynwoody
To: Slings and Arrows
Finally....and at long last....a really sweet close-up that can be used on FR to replace that old stock photo of Helen Thomas.
Leni
29
posted on
08/06/2014 1:35:06 PM PDT
by
MinuteGal
(Combined US Senate & House has completely lost its voice, its compass, its patriotism & its soul!)
To: Slings and Arrows
Oh Michelle, I see you’ve been to your periodontist, how nice!
(The monkey has no civil rights.)
To: GeronL
That’s one pissed off looking monkey...boy..thing..um, yeah.
CC
31
posted on
08/06/2014 1:51:29 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: Slings and Arrows
Would this be the first Simian Selfie?
32
posted on
08/06/2014 1:54:08 PM PDT
by
MrsEmmaPeel
(a government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have)
To: Slings and Arrows
33
posted on
08/06/2014 1:57:53 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: smokingfrog
Just how desperate do you have to be to photobomb a monkey’s selfie?
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posted on
08/06/2014 2:00:29 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
("No man left behind" means something different to 0bama.)
To: smokingfrog
Hey! Monkey’s grin matches Julia’s! Whaddya know?
35
posted on
08/06/2014 2:02:15 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
To: Celtic Conservative
36
posted on
08/06/2014 2:02:42 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: Slings and Arrows
The monkey's lawyer, when asked for a comment:
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posted on
08/06/2014 2:05:53 PM PDT
by
tcrlaf
(Q)
To: Slings and Arrows
“...problem?”
38
posted on
08/06/2014 2:13:28 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: Slings and Arrows
At least the monkey didn’t do the “duck-lips.” That annoys me!
39
posted on
08/06/2014 2:16:09 PM PDT
by
Rides_A_Red_Horse
(Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
To: Gay State Conservative
If you gave a million monkeys a million cameras eventually you’d get.......Tumblr.
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posted on
08/06/2014 2:22:43 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Your Daddy Was Drunk and Your Mama Was Lonely" - http://youtu.be/4HYy62qiOwA)
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