Bear goes selfie-crazy by snapping 400 pictures on Colorado wildlife camera; The Guardian, January 29, 2023

Guardian staff, The Guardian; Bear goes selfie-crazy by snapping 400 pictures on Colorado wildlife camera

[Kip Currier: A fun story, but, unfortunately for this ursine selfie-snapper, U.S. copyright law requires creators to be human. So, this bear can't claim copyright on these pics. See https://www.copyright.gov/comp3/docs/compendium-12-22-14.pdf 

Naruto v. Slater affirmed this human creator requirement at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a highly-publicized case answering "No" to the issue of whether a selfie-taking crested macaque monkey named Naruto, represented by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. (PETA), could constitute a copyright creator under the U.S. statute.]

"Most animals don’t notice the cameras, but officials said the bear appeared enthralled by this one."

Monkey can't sue for copyright infringement of selfies, 9th Circuit rules; The Los Angeles Times, April 23, 2018

Maura Dolan, The Los Angeles Times; Monkey can't sue for copyright infringement of selfies, 9th Circuit rules

"A federal appeals court decided unanimously Monday that animals may not sue for copyright protection.

The ruling came in the case of a monkey that took selfies with a wildlife photographer's camera. The photographer later published the photos."

Monkey selfie photographer says he's broke: 'I'm thinking of dog walking'; Guardian, July 12, 2017

Julia Carrie Wong, Guardian; Monkey selfie photographer says he's broke: 'I'm thinking of dog walking'

"The one consolation for Slater is that he believes that his photograph has helped to save the crested black macaque from extinction.

“These animals were on the way out and because of one photograph, it’s hopefully going to create enough ecotourism to make the locals realize that there’s a good reason to keep these monkeys alive,” Slater said. “The picture hopefully contributed to saving the species. That was the original intention all along.”"

Can A Monkey Hold A Copyright?; NPR, Morning Edition, July 13, 2017

NPR, Morning Edition; Can A Monkey Hold A Copyright?

"A court is deciding if the rights for photos belong to a monkey that took selfie photos. A photographer published the photos in a book, but an animal rights group sued for copyright infringement."