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    'Monkey Selfie' Lawsuit Ends With Settlement Between PETA, Photographer

    Wildlife photographer David Slater has agreed to donate 25 percent of future revenue from photos taken by a macaque monkey in 2011 to conservation efforts.
    by Jason Slotkin Sep 12, 2017 1 minute
    Naruto, a macaque monkey, took this self-portrait in 2011 with a camera owned by photographer David Slater. It has been the subject of a years-long copyright battle.

    Back in 2011, Naruto was just an anonymous macaque in the jungles of Indonesia. On one particular day, however, the photogenic primate happened upon a wildlife photographer's camera and snapped a "monkey selfie."

    Whether the act was intentional or a quite-too-literal

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