Drawing in Permanent InkDrawing in Permanent InkGikii Returns, London, 2007Gikii Returns, London, 2007

Warning: Nudity and goreWarning: Nudity and goreThis is EXTREME IP after all...This is EXTREME IP after all...

Not this geek...Not this geek...

geek |g k|ē |gik| |giːk|noun informal1 an unfashionable or socially inept person. [with adj. ] a person with an eccentric devotion to a

particular interest : a computer geek.2 a carnival performer who does wild or disgusting acts.

Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a man with an interesting past.man with an interesting past.

-Jack London-Jack London

© ©

““Attempting to bring lawyers in always Attempting to bring lawyers in always makes things worse. They are the Harpies, makes things worse. They are the Harpies, they shit on everything they feed on. they shit on everything they feed on. N o N o

one in their r ight m ind would ever tr y to one in their r ight m ind would ever tr y to br ing la wyer s into the ta ttoo wor ld, br ing la wyer s into the ta ttoo wor ld,

es pecia lly not for s om ething a s tr ivia l es pecia lly not for s om ething a s tr ivia l a s this . a s this . They will look for those who They will look for those who

want to celebrate their status as want to celebrate their status as victims, and those of us who want to live victims, and those of us who want to live

lives of creativity will suffer.”lives of creativity will suffer.”

Some ink...Some ink...

““This is copyright!”This is copyright!”

©?©?““original work fixed in a tangible medium of original work fixed in a tangible medium of expression”expression”

ownership?ownership?

Settled out of courtSettled out of court

• The tattoo clientThe tattoo client

• The tattoo artistThe tattoo artist

• The tattoo parlour ownerThe tattoo parlour owner

• Third parties with a copyright over the workThird parties with a copyright over the work

• (a combo of the above)(a combo of the above)

Ownership possibilitiesOwnership possibilities

1. Client - enough for a copyright in the work?1. Client - enough for a copyright in the work?2. Client/Artist - employer/employee or work for hire?2. Client/Artist - employer/employee or work for hire?

2. Artist - “sweat of the brow”? 2. Artist - “sweat of the brow”?

2. Artist - carbon copyist or transformative work?2. Artist - carbon copyist or transformative work?(similar to digitisation of public domain art)(similar to digitisation of public domain art)

• Most artists are independent contractorsMost artists are independent contractors

• Very fact specificVery fact specific

• If employer, then owns any copyright created by artist If employer, then owns any copyright created by artist

4. Tattoo parlours4. Tattoo parlours

Third party copyrightThird party copyright

Implied licencesImplied licences

• Right to alter the tattoo -- derivative works on the skinRight to alter the tattoo -- derivative works on the skin

• Photograph/video of the tattoo -- other derivative usesPhotograph/video of the tattoo -- other derivative uses

• Right to publicly displayRight to publicly display

• ______

• Any right to unique custom work by the client?Any right to unique custom work by the client?

Implied licencesImplied licences

Industry recommendationsIndustry recommendations

• Custom work - assignment or licenceCustom work - assignment or licence

• Other work - assignment or licence of any copyright that Other work - assignment or licence of any copyright that artist may haveartist may have

• Indeminification by client for the artist for any supplied Indeminification by client for the artist for any supplied workwork

• Reservation or licence-back of right for artist to use Reservation or licence-back of right for artist to use photos of the workphotos of the work

• Client agrees to credit the artist in commercial photosClient agrees to credit the artist in commercial photos

Contract recommendationsContract recommendations

Other questionsOther questions

AttributionAttribution

- Yokohama Tattoo Museum and Tokyo Medical SchoolYokohama Tattoo Museum and Tokyo Medical School

• Derogatory treatmentDerogatory treatment

- tattoo cover ups / touch ups?tattoo cover ups / touch ups?

Moral RightsMoral Rights

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orders tattoo removal based on portrait rightsorders tattoo removal based on portrait rights

Fair use / fair dealing / private copying / three step testFair use / fair dealing / private copying / three step test

• very fact specificvery fact specific

• Human rightsHuman rights

• ECHR vs. the United StatesECHR vs. the United States

AvoidanceAvoidance

Other IPRs...Other IPRs...

• Traditional KnowledgeTraditional Knowledge

• Personality rightsPersonality rights

• Privacy rightsPrivacy rights

• TrademarkTrademark

Concluding thoughtsConcluding thoughts

Celebrities Celebrities

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