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- The 40-year-old is being sued for unpaid rent and damages to the rental property she transformed into her famed L.A. tattoo parlor High Voltage Tattoo, and she may be forced to fork out tens of thousands of dollars.
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Apr 12, 2022 · 00:01. 00:47. Celebrity tattoo artist and makeup mogul Kat Von D is facing new legal trouble in California. The 40-year-old is being sued for unpaid rent and damages to the rental property she...
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Jan 31, 2024 · Andrew Dalton. Associated Press. 0:00. 0:52. LOS ANGELES — Celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D did not violate a photographer's copyright when she used his portrait of Miles Davis as the basis...
- Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg
- Tattoo Fair use?
- Removal of Content Management Information
- Unsettled (and Uncomfortable) Questions
The lawsuit was filed by California photographer Jeff Sedlik, who owns the copyright in a photo of legendary jazz musician Miles Davis. Here’s Sedlik’s photo, which was first published as part of a cover story for JAZZIZ magazine in 1989: Sedlik’s portrait has since become an iconic representation of Davis. It was featured by Life magazine in its a...
At the risk of stating the obvious, there are a lotof people walking around today with images of various cartoon characters, celebrity images and logos permanently affixed to their bodies. Some of these “bootleg” tattoos turned out pretty well, while others are just god-awful. But very few of them were officially licensed. And none of them, to my k...
In addition to copyright infringement, Sedlik also asserts a claim for violation of 17 U.S.C. § 1202, which prohibits the knowing removal or alteration of “content management information” (CMI) with the intent to conceal infringement. CMI generally extends to such information as the photographer’s name and any copyright notices appearing on the pho...
While perhaps not directly raised by Sedlik’s lawsuit, a whole host of unsettled issues are implicated by the prospect of finding that a tattoo subject’s body constitutes the medium on which an infringing derivative work has been placed. Could the photographer seek an injunction asking a court to order the tattoo subject to cover up in public—or ev...
Sep 15, 2021 · In 2017, Kat Von D shared a photo on social media of a tattoo she had done on a client at her tattoo shop, High Voltage Tattoo, in West Hollywood (via Stereo Gum ). The tattoo was of a portrait of legendary late trumpeter Miles Davis, and Von D is being sued by the photographer.
Jan 21, 2022 · Kat Von D is being sued by the ex-manager of her former High Voltage Tattoo store in West Hollywood, who alleges she was wrongfully fired in 2020 for expressing concerns about her boss'...
Jan 21, 2022 · Phillip Faraone/Stringer/Getty Images. Kat Von D is being sued by the former manager of her High Voltage Tattoo shop. Stephanie Davidson alleges that Von D fired her after she raised concerns...
Feb 2, 2024 · Digital Originals. Kat Von D wins copyright lawsuit in victory for artists but says she doesn’t ‘want to ever tattoo again’. Celebrity tattoo artist 'crushed' after lengthy copyright case...
