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  1. September 27, 2024

    Tattoo Artist's $3,750 Award Scrapped In Video Game IP Row

    An Illinois federal judge scrapped a $3,750 damages award for a former tattoo artist who sued World Wrestling Entertainment and two video game companies for depicting her tattoos on a wrestler without permission, saying the jury's award was based on undue speculation.

  2. December 16, 2022

    The Biggest Copyright Rulings Of 2022

    The U.S. Supreme Court laid out when copyright registration errors can be excused in a decision reviving an infringement verdict against fast-fashion giant H&M, while the Ninth Circuit was left unimpressed by alleged similarities between a Christian rapper's song and Katy Perry's "Dark Horse." Here are Law360's picks for the top copyright rulings of 2022.

  3. November 01, 2022

    WWE, Take-Two Want Out Of $4K Tattoo IP Jury Verdict

    Entertainment giant WWE and video game maker Take-Two have urged an Illinois federal judge to knock out an artist's four-figure damages award in a first-of-its-kind jury trial over video game depictions of her tattoos on professional wrestler Randy Orton, arguing that it was fair use.

  4. September 30, 2022

    WWE, Take-Two Must Pay $4K In First-Ever Tattoo IP Trial

    World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and video game maker Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. must pay a tattoo artist nearly $4,000 after an Illinois federal jury Friday determined in a first-of-its-kind trial that the depiction of her tattoos on professional wrestler Randy Orton in a video game was not fair use of her copyrights.

  5. September 28, 2020

    Ill. Court Rejects Defenses For Copying Tattoos In WWE Game

    An Illinois federal judge has sided with a tattoo artist on claims that World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and video game maker Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. copied her designs on a star wrestler's video game avatar, and rejected the companies' fair use and licensing defenses against her claim. 

  6. September 10, 2020

    Tattoo Artist Fights WWE's Bid To Nix Copyright Suit

    World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and video game maker Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. shouldn't be given an easy out in a suit claiming they violated a tattoo artist's intellectual property rights by reproducing her designs on the digital avatar of a star wrestler, the artist told an Illinois federal judge Thursday.

  7. March 19, 2020

    WWE, Take-Two Can't Knock Out Tattoo Artist's Copyright Suit

    World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and game maker Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. must face most of a tattoo artist's intellectual property lawsuit after an Illinois federal judge found she owns a copyright for all but one of a star wrestler's tattoo designs that appeared in the companies' video games.

  8. November 21, 2019

    Take-Two Wants WWE Game Tattoo IP Suit Paused

    Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. has asked an Illinois federal court to pause a tattoo artist's lawsuit alleging it infringed her copyright by depicting a wrestler she inked in a video game, arguing that a pending motion could decide the matter once and for all.

  9. October 24, 2018

    Take-Two Again Blasts IP Suit Over Tattoo In WWE Game

    Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. moved Tuesday to shut down a tattoo artist's suit in Illinois federal court alleging it infringed her copyrights by depicting designs she inked on wrestler Randy Orton in its WWE 2K video games, saying her "vague, conclusory allegations fall short."

  10. July 10, 2018

    WWE Wants Out Of Tattoo Artist's 'Vague' Copyright Suit

    World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. on Monday asked an Illinois federal court to shut down a suit alleging they infringed a tattoo artist's copyrights by depicting the heavily inked wrestler Randy Orton in their WWE 2K video games, calling the complaint sloppy and vague.

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