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MONKEYS CAUSE LAWSUIT—一张猴子自拍照引发的版权纠纷IN 2011, when British photographer David J. Slater was visiting a park in Indonesia, his camera was grabbed by a group of black monkeys. The result was hundreds of monkey selfies (自拍照). The best ones show a female monkey smiling toothily for the camera. Slater then sold the photos and they became popular on the Internet.Nobody knew they would create a copyright battle three years later.Last month, Wikimedia Commons put the monkey selfies online under a collection of free photos without Slater’s permission. Slater asked the website to take them down since he owns the copyright.However, Wikimedia Foundation – the organization behind Wikimedia Commons – refused Slater’s request. They said that according to US copyright law, whoever pushes the button on the camera owns the copyright to the photo. It was the monkeys but not Slater that pushed the button.What’s more, monkeys don’t own copyright. “US copyright law says that works that come from a non-human source can’t claim copyright,” said Katherine Maher, Chief Communications Officer of Wikimedia.Slater argues that the pictures belong to him as they were taken from his camera. He said he bought the cameras; he spent a lot of money to travel to Indonesia; and it was his neglect that allowed the monkeys to take his cameras away. All these have made him the author of the picture, no matter who pushed the button. In a sense, the monkeys could be regarded as his assistant, Slater said.As of now, there has been no result in the Monkey Selfie case. Who do you think will win this interesting battle?Exercises:I. Choose the best answer:1. What can we tell from the first paragraph?A. Slater lost his camera in a park in Thailand.B. Some monkeys grabbed Slater’s camera.C. Slater took photos of the monkeys and sold them.D. The photos taken by Slater became popular on the Internet.2. When did the copyright battle of the photos begin?A. In 2011. B. In 2012.C. In 2013. D. In 2014.3. Who owns the copyright of the photos according to Wikimedia?A. The monkeys. B. David J. Slater.C. The Wikipedia website. D. Nobody.4. What’s the main topic of the story?A. A copyright battle over photos taken by monkeys.B. Why Wikipedia refused to take down some photos.C. How a man lost his camera and caused a fight.D. How the photos taken by monkeys became popular online.II. Check your dictionary and take notes of following new words and expressions.1. lawsuit: 2. photographer: 3. grab 4. Selfie 5. battle 6. Permission 7. own the copyright 8. refuse 9. according to 10. belong to 11. neglect 12. push the button 13. In a sense 14. regard 15. assistant III. Share your understanding of the following sentences with your desk mates.1．However, Wikimedia Foundation – the organization behind Wikimedia Commons – refused Slater’s request. They said that according to US copyright law, whoever pushes the button on the camera owns the copyright to the photo. It was the monkeys but not Slater that pushed the button.2．What’s more, monkeys don’t own copyright. “US copyright law says that works that come from a non-human source can’t claim copyright,” said Katherine Maher, Chief Communications Officer of Wikimedia.IV. Do you know the following words? If you don’t know, surf the Internet.1．Indonesia2．copyright / copyright law3．Wikimedia/ Wikimedia FoundationV. Have a discussion.Who do you think will win this interesting battle?。