Photographer wins 'monkey selfie' legal fight

Re:Photographer wins 'monkey selfie' legal fight by chrisbennet on Monday September 11, 2017 @08:41PM (#15223818)

I agree. Replacing "camera" with "gun" clarifies who the "photographer" is. I.e. if someone set up a trip wire to a gun (booby trap), would the person who tripped the booby trap be a suicide victim or would the person who set up the booby trap be a murderer?

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Re:Photographer wins 'monkey selfie' legal fight by rhizome on Monday September 11, 2017 @08:59PM (#15223925)

The person who set it up: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lq1w4/is_it_ille...

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Re:Photographer wins 'monkey selfie' legal fight by amelius on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @05:31AM (#15225945)

I'm not sure. Learning how to use a camera is simpler than learning how to responsibly use a gun.

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Re:Photographer wins 'monkey selfie' legal fight by int_19h on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @06:33AM (#15226176)

On the other hand, if you gave someone a gun, and they were fidgeting with it and shot themselves, then it's a suicide.

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Re:Photographer wins 'monkey selfie' legal fight by posterboy on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @08:02AM (#15226551)

If you give a gun to a being of minor intelligence who then shoots itself, that won't be unadultered suicide, that will be negligent homicide at least.

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