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Video games, LeBron James, tattoos, and copyright law, in one story? The internet is really spoiling us today. @polygon@mastodon.social reports on a long-drawn-out case in which tattoo artist Jimmy Hayden is suing Take-Two Interactive Software, makers of the NBA 2K video games, over the use of tattoos he made for LeBron James that were reproduced in games from 2016 to 2020. Hayden's attorney argues that Take-Two "painstakingly copied" the designs. Take-Two's team says that James' tattoos are a very small part of NBA 2K, and that James has licensed his own likeness to Take-Two, so a ruling in favor of Hayden would mean James would have to ask Hayden for permission to license his own being. Here are all the details, plus background on other cases in which tattoo artists have sued video game companies. What do you think?

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NBA 2K’s LeBron James tattoos trial could set huge precedent

The battle over LeBron James’ tattoos has been ongoing since 2017. But tattoo artist Jimmy Hayden is taking his case with Take-Two and 2K to court.

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• The tattooist should be paid for using his designs (0%, 0 votes)
• The tattoos are on LeBron, so LeBron owns them (100%, 2 votes)
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I find it funny that Musk purposefully left blue check marks on for certain celebrities. It's kind of deceiving actually

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LeBron James, Stephen King deny paying for Twitter blue check verification

On the day Twitter pulled “legacy” verified blue checkmark logos from profiles that don’t pay for Twitter Blue, some celebs kept their checks. LeBron James, however, was offered a complimentary subscription by Elon Musk.

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