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I borrow my friend’s phone and take a Snapchat of her posing with my cat. Who owns the copyright on the pic?*2 pointsYour friend, since it’s on her phoneYour friend, since she’s the one in the pictureYou do, since you took the picYour cat, because he’s obviously the star of the pictureYou do, because it’s your cat

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I borrow my friend’s phone and take a Snapchat of her posing with my cat. Who owns the copyright on the pic?*2 pointsYour friend, since it’s on her phoneYour friend, since she’s the one in the pictureYou do, since you took the picYour cat, because he’s obviously the star of the pictureYou do, because it’s your cat

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You do, since you took the pic. According to copyright law, the person who actually took the photo owns the copyright, regardless of whose camera was used or who is in the photo.

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