The monkey grabbed his camera and accidentally took a selfie. When the photographer posted it, the picture quickly went viral. But an animal rights group sued the photographer claiming the monkey was the one who took the picture. So technically, the monkey should own the rights. The court ruled that animals can't own copyrights. But the group refused to back down. So the photographer donated part of the earnings to help protect the monkey species and the case was finally dismissed.
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