> If the monkeys have the copyright, then (in current legislation) no one may reproduce the photos
This is overstating things: You can reproduce the photos if you are using them to comment on them, to parody them, as part of a news piece, or as part of scholarly research, among other things.
You might have to convince a court that what you did was fair use but my point is there are exceptions to the absolute you stated.
This is overstating things: You can reproduce the photos if you are using them to comment on them, to parody them, as part of a news piece, or as part of scholarly research, among other things.
You might have to convince a court that what you did was fair use but my point is there are exceptions to the absolute you stated.