Doesn't seem right to me. The tattoo becomes part of a person's likeness, and that person doesn't have a right to market and give permission for that likeness to be used?
This could be applied to any picture of an athlete. Does the team need to pay a royalty for any promotional material featuring a player, are trading card makers paying these royalties?
If this continues to be an issue, I see the athletes requiring the tattoo artists to sign waverers giving away any right to their ink.
Doesn't seem right to me. The tattoo becomes part of a person's likeness, and that person doesn't have a right to market and give permission for that likeness to be used?
This could be applied to any picture of an athlete. Does the team need to pay a royalty for any promotional material featuring a player, are trading card makers paying these royalties?
If this continues to be an issue, I see the athletes requiring the tattoo artists to sign waverers giving away any right to their ink.
Doesn't seem right to me. The tattoo becomes part of a person's likeness, and that person doesn't have a right to market and give permission for that likeness to be used?
This could be applied to any picture of an athlete. Does the team need to pay a royalty for any promotional material featuring a player, are trading card makers paying these royalties?
If this continues to be an issue, I see the athletes requiring the tattoo artists to sign waverers giving away any right to their ink.