Copyright For Dummies: Hangover 2 Tattoogate Explained
At last, the case brought against Warner Bros. by Mike Tyson's face-tattoo artist gets the thorough, engrossing legal analysis you never knew you wanted: "The smart money is on settlement -- which is what happened in two other major cases where tattoo artists sued because their work on a celebrity was used in publicity." It's well worth a read. [Needles & Sins]
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So, when getting a tattoo you are granting the artist copyright on your body and/or face? Which means a tattoo removes ownership of your own identity. Whoah, heavy sh*t, man!
So, does this mean the tattoo of Yoda I have on my butt is the artistic property of the guy who inked it or George Lucas?
Lucas has made a formal statement>
"Your ass is mine!"
I really just lobbed that one right to ya, didn't I?