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Miles Davis Tattoo Takes Center Stage As Copyright Trial Over Fair Use Kicks Off
A jury is set to decided whether celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D infringed intellectual property by using a copyrighted photo of Davis as the basis for a tattoo.
Did a celebrity tattoo artist violate copyright law when she inked a photographer’s portrait of jazz legend Miles Davis onto the arm of a friend? After years of litigation – and a U.S. Supreme Court case over Andy Warhol that changed the legal landscape midway through – attorneys for Sedlik and Von D will head to a Los Angeles federal courthouse Tuesday for a jury trial that will settle the dispute once and for all. Jurors will be tasked with deciding whether Von D made “commercial” use of Sedlik’s image – a tough question, since she inked her friend free-of-charge but also promoted the work on her social media accounts.
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