'Damn, ma and trees do not own the copyright to photos'

Copyright American Commission published the draft that the animals can not own the copyright after the dispute relating to the picture of a monkey selfie.

In early August, disputes between photographer David Slater and Wikimedia UK, the organization behind the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, has attracted much attention.

In Slater once photographed in Indonesia in 2011, a macaque monkey had "stolen" his camera and filmed himself hundreds of times. The photos selfie was quickly famous.

Wikimedia posted photos of monkey selfie and not acknowledge authorship of Slater.

But then, Wikimedia posted this picture and let people download it for free on the grounds that the monkeys self-portraits, it owns the copyright to the image. Since this is the work of a creature, not humans, should be shared and not bound to the copyright.

Slater has voiced opposition, required to take photos because the monkeys press the button though, is his camera, and he created the shooting scene. However, he refused to delete images Wikimedia.

According to the Telegraph, this week, the US Copyright Commission published a new draft on the ownership of creative works such as photos, documents and paintings. The draft says that "nature, animals and plants" can not be the copyright owner. In the list of example cases mentioned by Slater.

This draft will be reviewed, adjusted before coming into force on 15/12.