Monkey selfies do not qualify for copyright protection, US regulators say

By Victor Li

Aug 22, 2014, 03:12 pm CDT

Ape rights will have to wait until the day they take over the Earth, like in Planet of the Apes.

The Telegraph reported Thursday that the U.S. Copyright Office announced that it will not issue copyrights to any picture taken by a nonhuman. The Copyright Office issued updated rules and regulations earlier in the week that spelled out its policy on copyright protections in the digital age.

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