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RIMR on Aug 6, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Wikipedia refuses to delete photo taken by monkey

So if I rob a store and I activate a motion-detecting camera, do I own the copyright on the evidence against me? Can I claim self-incrimination if MY footage is used in court against me? Can I sue my victim for copyright infringement if they share footage with the media?

jahewson on Aug 6, 2014 [–]

No, such footage would not pass the basic creativity requirements for copyright eligibility.

spinlock on Aug 7, 2014 | [–]

I disagree. The burglary is obviously performance art.

contingencies on Aug 7, 2014 | | [–]

Certainly if you write about it first and can therefore demonstrate that it was a considered act of the same with plans to publish.

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