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Intellectual Property

May 7, 2024

Photographer plans to appeal verdict on Miles Davis tattoo

The dispute concerns the use of a photograph of the jazz icon as a guide to ink a tattoo.

Attorneys for a Pasadena photographer who sued a celebrity tattoo artist over the use of a portrait of jazz icon Miles Davis said the case is "far from over" despite a federal judge's decision last week to deny their client's bid to reopen proceedings.

U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer denied photographer Jeffrey Sedlik's attempt to reopen infringement claims against Kat Von D on May 3, following a January jury verdict that she did not violate copyright la...

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