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The headline news about the U.S. Tax Court s decision on the
value of Michael Jackson s estate might have been a shock to
some - or, perhaps, to many. The King of Pop s
inflation-adjusted earnings since his death in 2009, according to
the Forbes magazine, were $2.1 billion. His annual
earnings in 2016 were $825 million, the highest single-year payday
ever recorded by a front-of-camera celebrity. And yet his image and
likeness at the time of his death was valued at a meager $4 million
by the U.S. Tax Court.
Would it ever occur to you that a third party might be able to claim rights in your skin? In the case of art that has been inked into your skin, namely tattoo art, that may well be the case.
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On April 5, 2021, the US Supreme Court decided the long-running and closely-watched case of Google v. Oracle
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