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> See also: tattoo artists wanted a cut of the video games that depicted NBA players with “their” art. That's wild. Imagine a world where sending photos of you
by fnord123 6y ago
> See also: tattoo artists wanted a cut of the video games that depicted NBA players with “their” art.
That's wild. Imagine a world where sending photos of yourself would require permission from tattoo artists.
- taneq 6y agoThat's literally this world. That's how it works with some tattoos.
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoWithout a contract stating otherwise, it would be a work for hire. Copyright should go to the purchaser.
- snowwrestler 6y agoI can't speak to tattoos specifically, but I'm familiar with IP contracts in other creative areas, and in every one of those cases, no contract means the copyright belongs to the creator.
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoFor the US, if the creator did the work without initial payment or the promise of payment on delivery then the copyright is theirs. If they are hired before it exists, it is work for hire.
- snowwrestler 6y agoDoes anyone "hire" a tattoo artist to do their tattoos? Other than a tattoo parlor? For this to be true, "hire" does not just mean pay someone for a service, it has to mean that that person has become an employee of your company. For example if you "hire" (contract with) a photographer to shoot your event, the photographer retains copyright on those photos unless you negotiate work-for-hire and document it in the contract. But if you have a company with a photographer on staff, the employment contract would typically specify that the company owns the copyright to images taken in the course of work.
- taneq 6y agoI would imagine that the actual tattoo itself is a work for hire, but if the tattoo artist first created the artwork and then tattooed it onto the person, and wasn't explicitly paid for the first bit, you could argue that the tattoo is a copy (made by the copyright owner) of a copyrighted work.