Topic
Tattoos
31 published works
Intellectual Property Law
Is Your Body Copyright-Protectable?
Do you infringe your tattoo artist’s copyrights by removing, modifying, or even publically displaying your tattoo? The answer is actually far from clear. Putting aside the question of whether a…
DuetsBlog
Whose Tattoo?
- Derek Allen, Attorney - As the number of Americans with tattoos increases, it appears that tattoo-related litigation is increasing as well. Most recently, tattoo artist Chris Escobedo sued video gamemaker…
DuetsBlog
The Hangover II Has More Legal Woes
Although it was not up for an Academy Award last weekend, I was thinking about Hangover II while getting ready to attend an Oscar party this past weekend. Warner Bros.…
Family Law Prof Blog
Mommy Tattoos
By Family Law
From myfoxdfw.com:DALLAS - Many women are choosing tattoos as a way to celebrate their children, both publicly and privately.The trend has grown even more popular in recent years with celebrity…
EvidenceProf Blog
Tattoo You: Court Of Appeals Of Texas, Dallas, Finds Evidence Of Defendant’s “187” Tattoo Admissible
By Colin Miller
Like its federal counterpart, Texas Rule of Evidence 403 provides thatAlthough relevant, evidence may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of…
DuetsBlog
Tattoos & Hangovers: The Headache of Competing IP Rights
By Steve Baird®
A month ago the hot news was the federal copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Mike Tyson's facial tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill against Warner Brothers Entertainment, and Whitmill's attempt to…
The Right Coast
Not just a really cheesy song anymore Tom Smith
It's a crime!Here in San Diego, I've heard the Jimmy Buffet lyrics changed to refer to a tattoo of a "Puerto Rican cutie" rather than Mexican cutie, presumably in deference…
Land Use Law Blog
Got Ink?
Tattoos: First amendment protected speech. A city ordinance effectively banning tattoo parlors oversteps constitutional limits protecting freedom of expression.
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Tattooing Protected as Expressive Speech
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
In the opinion in Anderson v. Hermosa Beach, the Ninth Circuit found a municipality’s total ban on tattoo parlors unconstitutional. The panel first found that tattooing is expressive activity, rejecting…
Family Law Prof Blog
Tattooing Children
By Family Law
We’ve previously touched on the difficulty of drawing a linebetween permitting parents to make certain medical decisions and having thestate do so. What about tattooingchildren with primitive instruments? Is theresomething…