Minors can create original works and own copyrights.
http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-who.html
Can a minor claim copyright?
Minors may claim copyright, and the Copyright Office issues registrations to minors, but state laws may regulate the business dealings involving copyrights owned by minors. For information on relevant state laws, consult an attorney.
Also, this is dispositive wrt the question of ownership of copyright of the pictures
Can I register a diary I found in my grandmother's attic?
You can register copyright in the diary only if you own the rights to the work, for example, by will or by inheritance. Copyright is the right of the author of the work or the author's heirs or assignees, not of the one who only owns or possesses the physical work itself. See Circular 1, Copyright Basics, section ?Who Can Claim Copyright.?
Physical possession is simply not enough. Unless he owned the monkeys as well, it is, at best, the owners of the monkeys who hold the copyright.
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Minors can create original works and own copyrights.
http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-who.html
Can a minor claim copyright?
Minors may claim copyright, and the Copyright Office issues registrations to minors, but state laws may regulate the business dealings involving copyrights owned by minors. For information on relevant state laws, consult an attorney.
Also, this is dispositive wrt the question of ownership of copyright of the pictures
Can I register a diary I found in my grandmother's attic?
You can register copyright in the diary only if you own the rights to the work, for example, by will or by inheritance. Copyright is the right of the author of the work or the author's heirs or assignees, not of the one who only owns or possesses the physical work itself. See Circular 1, Copyright Basics, section ?Who Can Claim Copyright.?
Physical possession is simply not enough. Unless he owned the monkeys as well, it is, at best, the owners of the monkeys who hold the copyright.