I. What sorts of beings have (or deserve) rights? If aliens from another star system landed on Earth, would you say they had ‘human rights’ or the equivalent?

II. How are the argument concerning legal rights for robots similar or different to those regarding legal rights for crested macaques? Cf these short news articles:

A. David Post, I’d be smiling, too, if I owned the copyright to this photograph (Sept. 23, 2015), https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/09/23/id-be-smiling-too-if-i-owned-the-copyright-to-this-photograph/ and
B. David Post, The Monkey Selfie is Back (Sept. 1, 2016), https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/09/01/the-monkey-selfie-is-back/ .
C. David Kravet, Judge says monkey cannot own copyright to famous selfies, Ars Technica (Jan. 6, 2016), http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/01/judge-says-monkey-cannot-own-copyright-to-famous-selfies/

III. For legal purposes are robots (or some robots, or imaginable robots) best considered

A. Citizens
B. Aliens
C. Slaves
D. Animals
E. Toasters
F. Something other existing legal category (if you pick this, be prepared to specify what!)
G. Something sui generis (if you pick this, be prepared to specify what, and what rights that status brings)

IV. Who should decide (and by what process) the ‘rights’ extended to robots?

V. If you see ‘rights’ as something that the bearers either have inherently, or have because of their ability to make claims backed by either moral suasion or threat of force, how long do you figure before the Robot Revolution? Skynet?