Court Grants Summary Judgment for Video Game Publisher in Tattoo Copyright Case

By Hannah M. Marek, of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP   (Editor’s Note: The following article appeared in Esports and the Law, a periodical produced by Hackney Publications focused exclusively in esports.)   On March 26, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York drew clear limits on the scope of copyright protection available for tattoos inked on public figures. In Solid Oak Sketches, LLC v. 2K Games, Inc., Judge Laura Swain dismissed tattoo art li