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When Body Art Becomes Ta-Too Much Legal Trouble

Resolving the Copyright Uncertainties of Tattoo Art Applied to the Human Form

“Unlike most copyrightable art, tattoos are inked onto a living person, who has a personal right to their own image and likeness. . . . Under the law, is a tattoo owned by the tattoo artist, by the tattooed person, or both?” – Sara Gold

Read this article, published in The Federal Lawyer, to learn more about the interplay between copyright protection for tattoo artists and the personal publicity rights of tattoo clients.

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Citation: Sara Gold, When Body Art Becomes Ta-Too Much Legal Trouble, 70-2 The Federal Lawyer 37 (2023).

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