While there has been relatively little litigation concerning tattoo copyrights, 2023 could be the year that changes. The watershed moment for a new era in tattoo copyright litigation came in 2022. In Alexander v. Take-Two Interactive Software, et al., tattoo artist Catherine Alexander sued the defendants in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, asserting copyright infringement arising from the defendant’s allegedly unauthorized use of her tattoo designs in their WWE 2K video game series.
Source: This Year is Poised to Be a Landmark One for Tattoo Copyright Litigation