Current Events > Sports game devs getting into copyright trouble reproducing athletes' tattoos.

Topic List
Page List: 1
Tyranthraxus
12/28/18 11:15:32 AM
#1:


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/style/tattoos-video-games.html
---
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv
... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns
12/28/18 11:18:07 AM
#2:


That's dumb. Can the artists sue TNT for not blurring the tattoos during games then?
---
Clean Butt Crew
... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Target
12/28/18 11:20:05 AM
#3:


Sounds like there are greedy tattoo artists out there
---
... Copied to Clipboard!
AlephZero
12/28/18 11:21:34 AM
#4:


intellectual property laws were a mistake
---
"life is overrated" - Seiichi Omori
01001100 01010101 01000101 00100000 00110100 00110000 00110010
... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore
12/28/18 11:21:55 AM
#5:


copyright law is awful
---
Shenmue II = best game of all time
Shenmue = 2nd best game of all time
... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus
12/28/18 11:22:21 AM
#6:


Smashingpmkns posted...
That's dumb. Can the artists sue TNT for not blurring the tattoos during games then?


No because recordings of public performance are okay. The problem is only happening because the tattoos are being digitally recreated.
---
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv
... Copied to Clipboard!
#7
Post #7 was unavailable or deleted.
Tyranthraxus
12/28/18 11:23:24 AM
#8:


Blue_Target posted...
Sounds like there are greedy tattoo artists out there


It's not just tattoo artists. If an athlete gets a Mickey Mouse tattoo, Disney could claim trademark infringement on a video game that recreated it.
---
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv
... Copied to Clipboard!
Philoktetes
12/28/18 11:23:46 AM
#9:


imo we shouldnt allow athletes to have tattoos

theyre supposed to be role models for children
---
I don't think so, Tim.
~~ Pizza Crew ~~
... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0
12/28/18 11:23:49 AM
#10:


AlephZero posted...
intellectual property laws were a mistake


this but unironically
---
But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
... Copied to Clipboard!
LightHawKnight
12/28/18 11:23:59 AM
#11:


Lol:

Video games are an entirely new area, said Michael A. Kahn, a copyright lawyer who represented the designer of the face tattoo on the boxer Mike Tyson. There is LeBron James, but its not LeBron James. Its a cartoon version of him.
---
The Official Odin of the Shin Megami Tensei IV board.
"You know how confusing the whole good-evil concept is for me."
... Copied to Clipboard!
pres_madagascar
12/28/18 11:24:11 AM
#12:


JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...
Isnt it fair use? Its not like they are claiming the tatto is their design and tattooing it on ppl.

Tattoos are in a weird place in terms of intellectual property.
---
... Copied to Clipboard!
ocelot51
12/28/18 11:24:42 AM
#13:


The rights to reproduce art are held by the artist. The medium being a person doesn't technically change that. Copyright law sucks.
... Copied to Clipboard!
AlephZero
12/28/18 11:25:05 AM
#14:


Balrog0 posted...
AlephZero posted...
intellectual property laws were a mistake


this but unironically

I was not being ironic. IP laws are a disaster.
---
"life is overrated" - Seiichi Omori
01001100 01010101 01000101 00100000 00110100 00110000 00110010
... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus
12/28/18 11:25:24 AM
#15:


JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...
Isnt it fair use? Its not like they are claiming the tatto is their design and tattooing it on ppl.


Fair use only covers three things.

1. Satire
2. Educational material
3. An insignificant amount of recreation
---
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv
... Copied to Clipboard!
DoubleDare
12/28/18 12:06:08 PM
#16:


Tattoos have been replaced before in videogames.
CM Punks pepsi tattoo usually was replaced in wrestling games.
---
On Your Mark...Get Set........GO!!!!!!
... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Inigo
12/28/18 12:08:25 PM
#17:


DoubleDare posted...
Tattoos have been replaced before in videogames.
CM Punks pepsi tattoo usually was replaced in wrestling games.

....
Why does he have that
---
"This is your last dance."
... Copied to Clipboard!
SauI_Goodman
12/28/18 12:11:35 PM
#18:


Seems like there's an easy solution to this. Just alter the tattoo ever so slightly. The way H1Z1 put in similar sounding and similar looking fictional stores in the game. "Starschmucks" instead of Starbucks.
---
Currently playing: Castlevania 4 (snes), Spiderman (ps4), Resident Evil (xbone)
Mods: I don't read my notifications.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Flockaveli
12/28/18 2:11:30 PM
#19:


Tattoos were a mistake.
---
I'm in Chicago, I'm shaking my head.
... Copied to Clipboard!
cjsdowg
12/28/18 2:15:05 PM
#20:


Yeah many times I support the artist ,but this is silly. People are not paying a game because they love your tattoo work. Just changes the tattoo to something random and tell these people to fuck off.
---
Bender: Well, everybody, I just saved a turtle. What have you done with your lives?
... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426
12/28/18 2:18:53 PM
#21:


Blue_Inigo posted...
Why does he have that


He likes Pepsi.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List
Page List: 1