It was the selfie seen around the world; a toothy snap taken inadvertently by a grinning macaque monkey.
The story of the monkey selfie began in 2011 when British nature photographer David Slater was in Sulawesi, Indonesia, taking photographs of endangered crested macaques.
The photographer left his camera unattended on a tripod for a few moments, and the curious animals snatched the device and began playing with it.
It was then that a macaque named Naruto snapped the famous selfie of himself.
Since then, a battle for the copyright of the photo has raged.
Slater contends that the copyright of the image belongs to him. He has taken issue with people freely distributing the photo, saying he's suffered financial losses since no one's paying him royalties.
When Slater asked Wikimedia Commons to remove the photograph from its online collection, Wikimedia refused
The story of the monkey selfie began in 2011 when British nature photographer David Slater was in Sulawesi, Indonesia, taking photographs of endangered crested macaques.
The photographer left his camera unattended on a tripod for a few moments, and the curious animals snatched the device and began playing with it.
It was then that a macaque named Naruto snapped the famous selfie of himself.
Since then, a battle for the copyright of the photo has raged.
Slater contends that the copyright of the image belongs to him. He has taken issue with people freely distributing the photo, saying he's suffered financial losses since no one's paying him royalties.
When Slater asked Wikimedia Commons to remove the photograph from its online collection, Wikimedia refused
