The oral argument at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the Naruto v. Slater case is scheduled for July 12th in San Francisco. [Notice]. I will post the video of the oral argument once it is available. This case concerns whether a monkey — more specifically, a Crested Macaque — that used a photographer’s camera to take a selfie portrait can be considered an “author” under the Copyright Act. The briefs are available [here].
For more on the background of the case, this is the link to the Wikipedia entry: [Link].
By the way, in the unique town of Boulder, CO a city regulation requires all public signage to refer to dog “guardians” rather than dog “owners.” [Link].
Update 7/13/2017