Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports
Jun. 13, 2018
Video games, basketball, tattoos and copyright lawsuits
Earlier this year, a judge in New York denied a motion for judgment on the pleadings asking the court to find that the defendants’ use of an NBA player’s tattoos in a video game is either a non-infringing de minimis use or non-infringing fair use.
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Earlier this year, a judge in New York denied a motion for judgment on the pleadings asking the court to find that the defendants' use of an NBA player's tattoos in a video game is either a non-infringing de minimis use or non-infringing fair use. Solid Oak Sketches, LLC v. 2K Games, Inc. and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 16-CV-724-LTS-SDA (March 30, 2018) [ruling attached below].
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