Who Owns the Copyright to Your Artistic Work? You or Your Employer?

Posted by on Jul 13, 2011 in Art, Copyright, Employment, Entertainment, Film, Intellectual Property, Music, News, Television | 0 comments It may come as a shock to some people that an individual could create fabulous artistic work and have absolutely no rights to the work. How is this possible you ask? Well, federal copyright law states that if you have created artistic work under a “work for hire” arrangement, you are not the owner. The person who commissioned you to create that work, actually owns the work. Unlike a person...
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Tattoo Artist Claims Copyright in Mike Tyson’s Tattoo Design

Posted by on Jul 11, 2011 in Business Litigation, Business Transactions, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Transactions, Copyright, Entertainment, Film, Intellectual Property, News, Television, Trademark | 0 comments The latest and greatest (and highly anticipated) summer blockbuster the Hangover 2 was released recently, but not without a few hiccups along the way. Many people are familiar with the distinctive tattoo boxing legend Mike Tyson has had on his face. The tattoo artist who created the tattoo, S. Victor Whitmill, has filed a lawsuit against Warner Brothers for placing a copy of that tattoo on Ed...
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