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1.5M ratings 277k ratings See, that’s what the app is perfect for. Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna Seattle Copyright and Trademark Law A blog brought to you by Cruz Law, PLLC on recent Copyright and Trademark Law news. Posts About Me Archive Copyright lawsuit over pro wrestler’s tattoos going forward A copyright infringement lawsuit is set to go trial in the case of a tattoo artist that is claiming a right to the use and likeness of the ink on the arms and back of professional wrestler Randy Orton.
Orton, a WWE wrestler, appears in several WWE2K video games. One of the distinguishing factors on Orton is he tattoos which are on his arms and upper back. They are depicted in the video game. The tattoo artist, Caroline Alexander, sued claiming copyright infringement for the use of her work on Orton in the video game without compensation.
Recently, the U.S. District Court for Illinois ruled in favor of Alexander in her summary judgment motion that WWE and video game developer Take Two copied her work. The defendants failed to show an authorization that they could use the tattoos in the video game. In the Seventh Circuit, the plaintiff need only show that defendants used her property and the burden on defendants to show it was authorized.