Selfie

Two subjects posing for a joint 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. The term "selfie" was first used by photographer Jim Krause in 2005.

Selfies by animals

"Monkey selfie" of a black crested macaque who had picked up a camera

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.

References

  1. ↑ Sean Ross Meehan, Mediating American Autobiography: Photography in Emerson, Thoreau, Douglass, and Whitman (Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2008), p. 23
  2. ↑ Jim Krause, Photo Idea Index, 2005. page 148.
  3. ↑ Hui, Susan (7 August 2014). "Monkeys take 'selfies,' sparking copyright dispute". AP News. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Leonard, Andrew (6 August 2014). "Wikipedia at war! 'Monkey selfie' sets off bizarre copyright dispute". Salon. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  5. ↑ 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
  6. ↑ Hui, Susan 7 August 2014. Monkeys take 'selfies,' sparking copyright dispute. AP News. Excite[permanent dead link]

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