Take-Two Interactive & Visual Concepts Sued By Tattoo Artists

[downsouth]

Athletes will simply get waivers in the future or charge for artists to tat them. I could tat LBJ and it would be worth more than an Ed Hardy original tat on Mo Williams.

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[jake44np]

Its a total money grab, the tat artist will settle out of court for a fraction of what they are sueing for. Just like the guy who sued UFC's game, see below.

This is not the first time a tattoo artist has sued a video-game maker for using his work on an athlete without permission. Tattoo artist Victor Escobedo was awarded $22,500 for his lion tattoo that was portrayed on UFC fighter Carlos Condit without his permission in THQ's "UFC Undisputed" game. Escobedo had originally asked for $4.1 million.

[King_B_Mack]

I find it hilarious that one of the tattoos cited is a child portrait on LeBron's arm. How you gonna claim a copyright on someone else's face? I'm assuming it's one of LeBron's kids he had tattooed on his body, so for some random *** company to somehow "got" the rights to these tattoos last year and file a lawsuit looking for damages that includes numbers from before they "got" the rights is pretty ridiculous imo.


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[ballin2k0]

they should get sued but for their vc and mt tactics...because of your pay to win bs on myteam you will never have anything because of this and in domination you use to be able to build a team through that now all you get is the lowest silver player every time....im done after this year i can only imagine its going to get worse because it does every year they find ways to cutt vc payouts mt is impossible to get...with contracts and shoes to take everything that you could of had...its disgusting and i will no longer support it

[ballin2k0]

oh yea on gaunlet,,,every item has become injury cards and contracts so i geuss ill quit playing that beause after a chore fest 30 min game it really gets to you when all you get is 2 injury cards and a contract fn bs

[anthonyf105]

This tattoo stuff is all crazy. When a person gets a tattoo, they pay the artist for it so it's no longer their property due to the transaction for the work of art. It'd be no different if LeBron was playing with the Mona Lisa he payed for strapped to his back. Smh

[downsouth]

Quote: Originally Posted by Junior Moe

Damn! I love NBA2K but right is right. Should have just paid the 1.1 and got their license and permission.

Why? Now they will settle for pennies on the dollar.

[Junior Moe]

Quote: Originally Posted by downsouth

Why? Now they will settle for pennies on the dollar.

That was me speaking as if everything is on the up and up. The way I understand it is that 2K knew these guys had the rights and put the tats in question in game anyway without their permission. In that case, right is right and 2K should pay them. Now if this is just a money grab and 2K settles for a fraction of that then that's cool, too. But I'm no lawyer. What worries me somewhat is how all this will affect player tats next year and beyond.