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A better picture: http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/terminal01/2011/4/29/16/mike-tysons-tattoo-artist-sues-over-the-hangover--9026-1304107834-24.jpg htt
by hugh3 15y ago
A better picture:
http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/terminal01/2011/4/29/16/mike-tysons-tattoo-artist-sues-over-the-hangover--9026-1304107834-24.jpg http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/terminal01/2011/4/2...
They are actually pretty darn similar, though Helms' tattoo is a bit different -- a little squarer.
My gut feeling is that the lawsuit doesn't have merit, though I have difficulty putting together a legal justification of why that is. My general feeling is that the actual tattoo design is too generic a combination of random Maori design elements to be copyrightable.
But no, I don't think this is a publicity stunt by Warner Bros. But yes, clearly it is a money grab by the tattooist.
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- chopsueyar 15y agoIt is a parody.
- hugh3 15y agoI thought about the parody defence, that might also work.