A famous athlete or musician licenses his or her persona to a videogame developer. The videogame developer creates and releases a videogame featuring an avatar of that athlete or musician, including the athlete’s or musician’s distinguishing characteristics—such as tattoos. A tattoo artist files a lawsuit against the videogame developer for copyright infringement, alleging that the […]
Sep 15 2013
Tattoos On Videogame Avatars—How Broad Is The Implied Copyright License?
A famous athlete or musician licenses his or her persona to a videogame developer. The videogame developer creates and releases a videogame featuring an avatar of that athlete or musician, including the athlete’s or musician’s distinguishing characteristics—such as tattoos. A tattoo artist files a lawsuit against the videogame developer for copyright infringement, alleging that the […]
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By Spence • Essays • • Tags: Condit, copyright, implied license, THQ, Tyson