Litigation
Nov. 17, 2015
Attorneys: 'Monkey see, monkey sue' lawsuit is absurd
A viral selfie is turning the district court into a circus, as PETA is suing for royalties in a self-portrait on behalf of a primate named Naruto.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
"A monkey, an animal-rights organization and a primatologist walk into federal court to sue for infringement of the monkey's claimed copyright." That's not the beginning of a lawyer joke but rather the introduction Berkeley attorney Andrew J. Dhuey wrote in his Nov. 6 motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against his client, a wildlife photographer, by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc. o...
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