Over the past several decades, we have seen youth's
willingness to get inked, 'tatts' as the lingo
goes. With this growing popularity, there was a dire need to
protect the work of an artist who has put his heart and soul into
the work. It is a settled principle that tattoos are eligible to
receive copyright protection as they satisfy the
'originality' requirement under the Indian Copyright Act,
1957 (Copyright Law). But have you ever wondered who owns your
tattoo? Or What happens when the tattoo artist copies pre-existing
work of another artist? THINK BEFORE YOU
INK!
My body, my rules? Nope! Not always
Yes, your body and your decision to get inked does not make you
the owner of that tattoo on your body. Copyright ownership belongs
to the creator of the art i.e., the tattoo artist. The copyright
holder has multiple rights under copyright law and one such right
is the right to communicate this work to the public. This implies
that the tattoo artist has the right to
