Re: Straw man. This is about intention.
No, this is about the law. the law does not recognise the 'person' or the 'intent' or even the 'who' of the monkey. Arguments about how other parties may involve themselves in the taking of a photograph are irrelevant; the monkey is not another 'party' (however plentifully supplied with PG Tips it may be ;-). You can only take Slater's rights away if there's another party involved that you can claim was at least partly responsible for the image, and there isn't.
And even if it was a Straw Man, scarecrows are similarly unrecognised. It's the lack of brains, you see...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
