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tribal tattoo on the left eye of former heavyweight champ mike tyson. in fact, his tattoo is so unique it is now at the center of a major lawsuit. i can t believe this is happening again. the hangover part ii is one of the summer s most anticipated films. your hair is gone. in the movie, ed helms character wakes up after a wild night in bangkok with this on his face. this is a real tattoo! the artist who created the original design, s. victor whitmill, isn t laughing, suing warner brothers to stop using the tattoo in posters or in the movie which would stop the film from being released. whitmill is demanding monetary damages for what he calls reckless copyright infringement. warner brothers claims the design has been in the public domain long enough. there is a concept of fair use where you can make fun of someone s artwork.
it is not a parody, it is satire and satire gets less protection and therefore you are wrong and i am right. it is very clear. they can use it, and, there has never been a settlement like this, based on the exact terms, number one, you have to prove it is your original work even if you certify it, and, region stir it and we don t know necessarily, number one if it is original work and, number two, how will it be protected, when the world is laughing at one part of the movie, it s not the whole, entire movie. gregg: art is making fun of mike tyson and these people have been doing it for 20 years or so. and tyson says, look and he s not named in the lawsuit. interestingly enough. gregg: yes. and tyson says, look, i signed away to the tattoo artist all the rights to this thing. here s the statement, all art work, sketches an drawings related to my tattoo and any photographs of my tattoo are property of s. victor whitmill,