The Rundown Summary

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Article one Jeanty, Diane. U.S. Copyright Office Rules Monkey’s Can’t Copyright their” Selfies” The Rundown.PBS News hour, 21 Aug 2014 The aim of the article was to an emphasis on the effects of redundancy in the U.S Copyright Office and concentrated on a particular clause of non-human beings inability to claim copyright. The writer was able to bring the point home using an absorbing controversial case between Wikimedia and a British Wildlife photographer David Slater. The author uses humor to capture the reader in the title, and the inclusion of the picture of the monkey adds flavor to the article. Jean in the first paragraph talks about the failure of the U.S Copyright office to revise on existing laws regarding ownership of photographs,…show more content…
The second paragraph further insists on the failure On the part of the U.S Copyright office. The writer introductory sentences how bad the copyright office job is that it's only through the controversy that they see the need to revise laws that are obviously outdated. The next two paragraphs portray dominance in regards to the U.S Copyright laws. One significant fact seen is that anyone can use contents of a non-human and make financial gains on the same without recourse. The article indicates Wikimedia Company uploaded a self-portrait taken by a crested black macaque, an Indonesian Monkey, and the photo has gone viral. The British wildlife photographer claim though justifiable has no refuge in the U.S laws. So it clear that financial loss does not give rights to the claim. The writer uses the word “now ‘‘in the last paragraph this is a further indicator of the writer disapproval of the U.S copyright…show more content…
There is a brief introduction of what open access is. He sees open access as means of capturing more readers. The writer defines Open Access literature as literature that is digital and free of charge of most copyright and licensing restrictions. Copyright is a barrier to Open Access, and he talks more about it. The book base sources from other publication and references as given at the end. The book is a summary, but I still don’t believe busy people will be able to read
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