Current Events > Thoughts on the tattoo lawsuit with WWE?

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Bad_Mojo
09/23/22 3:12:09 PM
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So, Randy Orton is of course in the new WWE video game, and the tattoo artist that worked on Ortons tattoos is now suing them over the tattoo being in the game.

Fair or not? Im not an artist, so I dont have any idea how that works

https://411mania.com/wrestling/judge-removes-potential-defense-from-wwe-2k-lawsuit/


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SauI_Goodman
09/23/22 3:13:28 PM
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I wonder if pepsi is gonna sue because of cm punk in previous games

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Questionmarktarius
09/23/22 3:15:13 PM
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A First-sale Doctrine case could be made, that Orton has ownership of the physical media.
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Foppe
09/23/22 3:15:32 PM
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The guy that did the Mike Tyson tattoo sued WB for using it in the Hangover 2.

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MAR10_KarT
09/23/22 3:28:04 PM
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SauI_Goodman posted...
I wonder if pepsi is gonna sue because of cm punk in previous games

They can't because they intentionally made his tattoo different in the game

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SauI_Goodman
09/23/22 3:30:52 PM
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MAR10_KarT posted...
They can't because they intentionally made his tattoo different in the game
Ah, i was hoping to see triple h go down.

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mustachedmystic
09/23/22 3:32:11 PM
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A quick search tells me that an artist retains the IP, unless otherwise specified when the physical art is sold.

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MICHALECOLE
09/23/22 3:42:02 PM
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There is precedent for this

i dont know what it is though
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WrkHrdPlayHrdr
09/23/22 4:06:46 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
A First-sale Doctrine case could be made, that Orton has ownership of the physical media.

This would be my guess. Could Picasso sue (if he were alive) and WWE decided to hang a Picasso off one of the ring posts every week? WWE owns it.

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Bad_Mojo
09/23/22 4:18:43 PM
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mustachedmystic posted...
A quick search tells me that an artist retains the IP, unless otherwise specified when the physical art is sold.

Hows that, though. For example, people commission artists to make a logo. You only pay for it once, they dont get royalties. Right?

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AlCalavicci
09/23/22 4:18:53 PM
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this again?

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mustachedmystic
09/23/22 4:25:47 PM
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Bad_Mojo posted...
Hows that, though. For example, people commission artists to make a logo. You only pay for it once, they dont get royalties. Right?
In those cases its specified in the contracts that IP is transferred(I assume, Im not a lawyer, caveman or otherwise)

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Baha05
09/23/22 4:29:09 PM
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Man like the Nevermind Baby these people should suck it up

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Bad_Mojo
09/23/22 9:46:26 PM
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Bump

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bigblu89
09/23/22 10:01:53 PM
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I feel like this lawsuit is a few years old, going back to earlier 2K games, and I thought it was settled already.

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TULPAMANCER
09/23/22 10:02:09 PM
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Cases like this are what make law interesting
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ExtremeLuchador
09/23/22 10:02:14 PM
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Didn't they edit out Cm Punk's tattoos and Christian's logo in the past games due to stuff like this?

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Gobstoppers12
09/23/22 10:05:19 PM
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It's pretty silly. It's a lot like the copyright on the Hollywood Sign. Also, there was an issue with the One World Trade Center that forced the PS4 Spider-Man game to use a generic-looking stand-in.

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Raikuro
09/23/22 10:06:48 PM
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So like if someone with tattoos dies does the artist have rights to that portion of their skin
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Vyrulisse
09/23/22 10:09:27 PM
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Sounds pretty pathetic and like a money grab.

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Bad_Mojo
09/24/22 11:54:34 AM
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Thanks, everyone

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Flockaveli
09/24/22 11:57:53 AM
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They did this with one of the NBA games years ago. Publisher won, to no one's surprise.
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mustachedmystic
09/24/22 2:19:51 PM
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Raikuro posted...
So like if someone with tattoos dies does the artist have rights to that portion of their skin
No

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