Fair Use Blocks Out Copyright Claim over LeBron’s Tattoo

By Mike Nepple, of Thompson Coburn LLP   Courtside questions: Is it fair or foul to show a player’s tattoo in a video game? LeBron James is a talented individual: three-time NBA Champion; 13-time NBA All-Star. And he gave a more than respectable performance playing himself in the movie "Trainwreck."   He also sports several tattoos, one of which — the Lion’s Head Tattoo — was created by an artist who assigned his copyright rights in the tattoo to Solid Oak Sketches. Solid Oak s