Videogame Doesn’t Infringe Tattoo Copyright By Depicting Basketball Players
https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2020/03/videogame-doesnt-infringe-tattoo-copyright-by-depicting-basketball-players-solid-oak-sketches-v-2k-games.htm [blog.ericgoldman.org]
2020-03-31 23:58
This case deals with a venerable and vexing copyright law problem: if a person doesn’t own the copyright to his/her tattoos, do other people infringe by accurately depicting the person? The answer surely has to be “no.” Otherwise, ordinary daily activities, such as photos and videos in public, become an unnavigable thicket of potential liability. Fortunately, this case decisively reaches the right result. However, it’s unclear how much it predicts future cases.