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Jeffrey B. Sedlik v. Katherine Von Drachenberg et al
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May 06, 2024
Miles Davis Photog Denied New Trial Over Kat Von D Tattoo
A California federal judge on Friday denied a photographer's new trial motion in a copyright case accusing celebrity tattooist Kat Von D of infringing his portrait of Miles Davis, rejecting his argument that the jury's finding of fair use of the portrait conflicted with the evidence at trial.
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January 26, 2024
Kat Von D's Miles Davis Tattoo Didn't Infringe Photo, Jury Says
A California federal jury on Friday cleared celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D of claims she infringed a copyrighted photo of Miles Davis, finding that her inked rendering of the jazz legend on a man's arm is not substantially similar to the photograph.
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January 25, 2024
Will Kat Von D Trial Have A 'Blurred Lines' Impact On Tattoos?
With closing arguments set for Friday in a photographer's copyright lawsuit against Kat Von D over a Miles Davis tattoo she produced, some observers say the outcome could have a chilling impact on the tattoo industry, with one attorney likening it to the impact of the "Blurred Lines" verdict on the music industry.
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January 24, 2024
'Nobody' Gets Photo Licenses For Tattoos, Kat Von D Testifies
Kat Von D testified Wednesday on the second day of a California federal trial over a lawsuit filed against her alleging a tattoo she produced of Miles Davis is copyright infringement, saying that "nobody" in her line of work secures a license when producing a tattoo from a copyrighted photo.
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January 23, 2024
Kat Von D's Miles Davis Tattoo Fosters Infringement, Jury Told
An attorney for a photographer suing reality television star Kat Von D for copyright infringement over a tattoo she produced based off of his photograph of Miles Davis told a California federal jury during opening statements Tuesday that her actions could influence millions of others to steal photographs.
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January 22, 2024
Miles Davis Tattoo Dispute Goes To Trial Over Photo's Use
A dispute over whether a Miles Davis tattoo infringes a copyright of the photograph it was based on will go to trial Tuesday in California, with a jury deciding if a celebrity tattoo artist's use of the portrait as a reference was fair.
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October 11, 2023
Kat Von D's Fair Use Defense Over Tattoo To Go Before Jury
A California federal judge has granted a photographer's motion to reconsider her refusal to find copyright infringement against tattooist Kat Von D for using his portrait of Miles Davis for a tattoo, noting that the U.S. Supreme Court's Andy Warhol ruling changes the fair use analysis and that the tattoo isn't transformative.
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September 18, 2023
Miles Davis Photog Says Warhol Order Impacts Tattoo IP Row
A photographer suing celebrity tattooist Kat Von D for inking his portrait of Miles Davis urged a California federal judge Monday to reconsider her refusal to find copyright infringement, noting the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Andy Warhol ruling changes the fair use analysis regarding purpose and character of the use.
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November 22, 2022
Miles Davis Tattoo Trial Stayed For High Court's Warhol Ruling
A California photographer's suit against celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D over her use of the photographer's portrait of musician Miles Davis in a tattoo was put on hold by a California federal judge Monday to await a pending U.S. Supreme Court ruling over Andy Warhol's portraits of music icon Prince.
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February 08, 2021
Miles Davis Photog Says Kat Von D Tattoo Infringes Photo
A California photographer filed suit Sunday against celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D in California federal court, accusing Von D of knowingly infringing copyright of the photographer's Miles Davis portrait after she tattooed the same image of the popular jazz musician on one of her clients.