Dissertation Final Chapter: The Protection of Tattoos
There are a plethora of potential pitfalls associated with the legal protection of tattoos, although there have been cases around the world in which the issue of intellectual property (also referred to as IP henceforth) in which the owners and creators of certain tattoos have brought legal action as a result of the use or perceived misuse of the artwork (O’Connor, 2015). O’Connor points to a recent, famous instance in which Mike Tyson’s famous facial tattoo was used in the film The Hangover—the directors and producers of the film utilized the tattoo as a comedic tool, but the tattoo ...