From: Winston Tabb <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2018 05:04:31 +0000 What is the macaques’ CMO’s position on this critical issue? Winston Tabb' > On Feb 5, 2018, at 11:55 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > From: G P <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 12:50 PM > > FYI. > > Recorded Jan. 30, 2018 at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society > > "After a photographer left his camera equipment out for a group of > wild macaques to explore, the monkeys took a series of photos, > including selfies. Once the photos were posted publicly, legal > disputes arose around who should own the copyrights — the human > photographer who engineered the situation, or the macaques who snapped > the photos. This unique case raises the increasingly pertinent > question as to whether non-humans — whether they be monkeys or > artificial intelligence machines — can claim copyrights to their > creations. > > Jon Lovvorn, Lecturer on Law and the Policy Director of Harvard Law > School's Animal Law & Policy Program, hosts a discussion panel > featuring Jeff Kerr, the General Counsel of PETA, which sued on behalf > of the monkey, and experts on copyright, cyber law, and intermediary > liability issues, as well as Tiffany C. Li of Yale Law School’s > Information Society Project, and Christopher T. Bavitz and Kendra > Albert of Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic." > > Direct to Video (About One Hour) > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlvgil4zNQk > > Direct to Event Summary, Speaker Bios > https://cyber.harvard.edu/events/2018/luncheon/01/monkeyselfie > > > __gary > > Gary D. Price, MLIS > Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal's infoDOCKET > Information Industry Analyst > Librarian > > http://infoDOCKET.com > @infodocket