Selfies have become the hot topic in the photography field of iPhones and smartphones, but no one, or animal, to be more precise, had yet expected a selfie like this: A cougar from Indonesia took a selfie of herself, and the photos went viral online and around the world.
Wildlife photographer David Slater came to Indonesia to photograph black macaque monkeys.
One of the cashiers snatched the camera from the famous photographer and started taking pictures of herself. Most of the pictures came out blurry, but two pictures came out spectacular.
The photos, as mentioned, became popular and appeared in magazines, newspapers, and television programs around the world.
The picture of the cash register later reached the Wikimedia Commons website, a Wikipedia website that contains a publicly available database that includes tens of millions of images that can be downloaded for free.
According to the Nexter website, the amusing photo almost led to a not-at-all-simple legal debate: Who does the photo belong to?
Slater claims the image is his and has requested copyright for it. The Wikimedia website refused to grant it to him, explaining that the copyright holder of the image is none other than the artist, i.e. the cash register itself.
Slater is considering filing a lawsuit.
Meanwhile, the following caption appears on Wikimedia: "Selfie of a female black macaque, who hijacked David Slater's camera and took a picture of herself.".
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