Kendra Albert

The “Monkey Selfie” Case: Can Non-Humans Hold Copyrights?

in Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society

Naruto, then 3 years old, came up and picked up one of his cameras and started looking at it. And he made the connection… By Mr. Slater’s own admission he made the connection between pushing the shutter release button and the change to his reflection in the lens when the aperture opened and closed.

Beyond Legal Talismans

in Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society

Once we understand that legal talismans are protective invocations, we have to be critical of them. Even the ones we like. The shorthand is not comprehensible to users. And the shorthand is not comprehensible to people more generally.