Madden NFL 15 Screenshot - Colin Kaepernick with Tattoos

[mestevo]

Quote: Originally Posted by NDAlum

I don't buy the artist excuse. It's YOUR tattoo on YOUR body...how can somebody have rights over something that is part of you?

It's not a new thing.

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20...t-tattoo.shtml

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment...attoo-lawsuit/

Haven't read these, running to a meeting:

http://kotaku.com/5961490/thq-gets-tattooed-by-lawsuit

http://setexasrecord.com/arguments/2...to-lots-of-ink

[bad_philanthropy]

Quote: Originally Posted by NDAlum

I don't buy the artist excuse. It's YOUR tattoo on YOUR body...how can somebody have rights over something that is part of you?

Yes, I can understand how laws protect certain art from buyers reproducing it for personal gain, but tattoos are made part of the body, and therefore are a fundamentally different form of commercial exchange than typical commodities.

There is a difference between reproducing the precise format of someone's work unlawfully, like say, a painting, or a movie, and trying to sell it or represent it as one's own, and being alive with a body that's been tattooed by someone else.

I think if you are in the business of selling a service to alter someone's body you lose the right to retain your intellectual and artistic property as your own. I cannot imagine any legal waiver affording rights of a tattoo artist over another individuals' body. Laughable that there are copyright laws that propose the opposite.

[Eman5805]

Okay, EA. You have my attention. But looking good is only part of the struggle. The animation engine will likely be the same, yes? If that ain't on point...no go for me.

I need players to have weight and tight responsiveness. Not floaty and loose.

[Boltman]

Quote: Originally Posted by NDAlum

I don't buy the artist excuse. It's YOUR tattoo on YOUR body...how can somebody have rights over something that is part of you?

Maybe there is an article out there in regards to specific legalities to help us understand this better.

Maybe some literature in regards to The Hangover suit for reference.

Quote: Originally Posted by TheBuddyHobbs

Because EA.

The decision on no tatts in game isn't specifically an EA one. I believe it's moreso a conscious one to avoid legal consequences.

This may be something out of EA's hands.




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[jeremym480]

Quote: Originally Posted by NDAlum

I don't buy the artist excuse. It's YOUR tattoo on YOUR body...how can somebody have rights over something that is part of you?

What's next? Are players' parents going to start suing EA for using their creations?

[TheBuddyHobbs]

Quote: Originally Posted by Boltman

Maybe there is an article out there in regards to specific legalities to help us understand this better. Maybe some literature in regards to the hangover suit for reference. The decision on no tatts in game isn't specifically an EA one. I believe it's moreso a conscious one to avoid legal consequences. This may be something out of EA's hands. Sent from my GS4 using TT

But NBA 2K and WWE can do it? Sorry I don't buy it.

[bad_philanthropy]

I hope my barber doesn't find out my company used a picture of me in some promotional material in which I was sporting one of their haircuts.

[Cowboy008]

I don't get the thing with the tattoos. How is NBA able to have all those tattoos in their game then?