if memory serves, the Cypress tree in Montery was the subject of a copyright lawsuit some years ago. A company that used a stylized silhouette of the tree as their logo decided they owned all versions of images of the tree and went after photographers who sold the picture of the tree to publishers for use in postcards and books.
Sorry about that neutering, sir. We all really believed that reincarnation stuff was a scam, y'know, and besides...who'd a thunk the Dalai Lama would come back as a cat.
Because some idiot will steal it, vandalize it or bloow up park animals with it.