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amazing50

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This brings about some serious questions of ownership if you set up a camera but don't actually press the shutter button.

Happens when I set up my trail camera and an animal triggers the camera.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11015672/Wikipedia-refuses-to-delete-photo-as-monkey-owns-it.html

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I would have thought the copyright belongs to the camera (owner) that took the picture.

Of course this might be too logical for a politician to enact into law and so there are more opportunities for test cases for lawyers. (Who are frequently politicians).

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