Selfie
A selfie is a self-portrait photograph. It is typically taken with a hand-held digital camera or camera phone.
One of the first self-portraits was taken in 1839 by Robert Cornelius, an American photographer.[1] The term "selfie" was first used by photographer Jim Krause in 2005.[2]
Selfies by animals
[change | change source]A black crested macaque (Macaca nigra) stole a camera, and took a photo of herself. The selfie seemed to set a legal precedent when the Wikimedia Foundation rejected a copyright claim. The ground was that a non-human could not own a copyright, and the camera owner had not taken the photo, and so also could not own the copyright. And so, the photo was not under copyright.[3][4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Sean Ross Meehan, Mediating American Autobiography: Photography in Emerson, Thoreau, Douglass, and Whitman (Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2008), p. 23
- ↑ Jim Krause, Photo Idea Index, 2005. page 148.
- ↑ Leonard, Andrew 6 August 2014. Wikipedia at war! “Monkey selfie” sets off bizarre copyright dispute. Salon. Wikipedia at war! "Monkey selfie" sets off bizarre copyright dispute | Salon.com
- ↑ Hui, Susan 7 August 2014. Monkeys take 'selfies,' sparking copyright dispute. AP News. Excite