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Francisco V. Deleon
4 Baguio Rd. Philam Homes
Quezon City, Philippines 1104
The big question in the case is whether or not People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) can sue the photographer for and
in behalf of the monkey for copyright infringement.
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person who has created the work. The term natural person refers to a
living human being, with certain rights and responsibilities under the
law. Naruto, obviously, doesnt fall into the category of natural person.
Moreover, PETA has no power to sue in behalf of their principal
(Naruto), because Naruto has no juridical capacity to do so. Second,
under Article 37 of the Civil Code of the Philippines, juridical capacity is
the fitness to be the subject of legal relations, which is inherent in every
natural person and is lost only through death. Capacity to act, which is
the power to do acts with legal effect, is acquired and may be lost.
Based on the facts and laws relevant stated, I believe that Slater
has the copyright to the photographs wherein Naruto is the main
subject. First and foremost, he was the one who had the overall
intellectual contributions to the product, from the lighting and settings
up to the background and printing of the images. He allotted a lot of
effort, patience, and hard work in accomplishing his goal. Through his
hard work, he was able to gain the trust of the monkeys to cooperate
with him. His primary intent was inherently good as well, which is to
save the crested black macaque from extinction. I also believe, that
Naruto was not harmed in any way as a result of this issue. In fact, his
family was somewhat saved because of the pictures as tourists now
want to see them. The locals as well were stopped from shooting or
eating them. The local tourism also bloomed because of this viral
photograph.
Yours truly,
Princess Angela L. Deleon, CPA
References:
Wang, L. (2017, July 13). Naruto's Monkey Selfie Heads to Appeals
Court Over Copyright. Retrieved from
http://time.com/4856490/naruto-monkey-selfie-case-appeals-
court
Fryer, J. (2017, July 22). How this magical monkey selfie ruined
my life: British wildlife photographer says image published 50
million times cost him his life savings and marked the end of his
award-winning career. Retrieved July 27, 2017, from
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4719674/Wildlife-
photographer-says-famous-monkey-selfie-ruined-him.html
Natural Person - Definition, Examples, Cases, Processes. (2017,
April 12). Retrieved July 27, 2017, from
https://legaldictionary.net/natural-person/