Monkey selfie case settled out of court

The British photographer - whose camera was used to take the photo of the crested macaque - has agreed to donate 25% of future revenue to charities dedicated to protecting the species.

The photos were taken in 2011 on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi by David Slater. He later published a book of his photographs, which included two selfies taken by six-year-old, Naruto. 

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Animal rights group, PETA was suing Slater on behalf of the monkey - arguing that the "US copyright law doesn't prohibit an animal from owning a copyright, and since Naruto took the photo, he owns the copyright, as any human would."

The animal rights group's appeal was dismissed - with Slater and PETA reaching an out of court agreement.