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Naruto’s Selfie

“Who is rich? He who is happy with his lot,” is said about Naruto the

monkey, who travels these days in the forests of Indonesia, a little bit

richer than his monkey brothers, and all because of a complicated legal
drama that ended this morning. The story begins a decade ago, when the

photographer David Slater set his camera in the thick Indonesian jungles in

an attempt to capture photographs of animals. But Naruto had other plans.
The rude monkey approached the camera that Slater set up, pressed the

photo button and created the first animal selfie. Overnight, Naruto’s selfie

went viral; even on Wikipedia they uploaded an entry about the
photogenic monkey. But then Slater the photographer demanded that the

website remove the picture and pay him royalties, claiming that the picture

was his, which led to a long and complex legal battle. In the end, after
countless legal argumentations, the sides declared today that they have

reached a compromise. Though the rights for the photograph will remain

in the hands of Slater, Naruto has the right to twenty five percent of the
profits. Naruto, whose verdict did not disturb his daily routine even for a

moment, doesn’t know this, but many in the world see him as a

groundbreaker for other animals.

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