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Episode: S13 E23 Qualifications for copyright ownership - ChatGPT and open AI with Wayne Carroll
Description: S13 E23 Qualifications for copyright ownership - ChatGPT and open AI In 2011, a monkey in Indonesia took a selfie using a photographer's camera. The photographer, David Slater, claimed copyright ownership of the photo and published it. However, animal rights group PETA filed a lawsuit on behalf of the monkey, arguing that it should hold the copyright since it took the photo. The court ultimately rejected PETA's argument, ruling that animals cannot own copyrights under US law. The court found that copyright law only applies to "human authorship," and therefore only humans can hold copyright ownership. This ruling set a...