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ARTICLE · 18 FEBRUARY 2016

Copyright, Content, And Platforms – This Week's Odds And Ends

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A Nebraska court explained that the Copyright Act's statute of limitations does not excuse a copyright holder's two-month delay in researching potential infringement.

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Copyrights in Tattoos? Can tattoos be copyrighted? That will be the central question in a new lawsuit filed by Solid Oak Sketches, which brought a copyright infringement claim against Take Two Interactive. According to the lawsuit, Solid Oak owns the copyrights to many of the tattoos visible in the NBA 2K14, NBA 2K15, and NBA 2K16 video games, including a crown with butterflies on Kobe Bryant's right bicep and a 330 area code and a child portrait on Lebron James's arms. Neither the National Basketball Association nor the players are parties to the suit.

Copyright Act's Statute of Limitations. A Nebraska court explained that the Copyright Act's statute of limitations does not excuse a copyright holder's two-month delay in researching potential infringement. The copyright owner printed out the web-site containing the alleged infringement in February 2010, but did not complete its investigation until April 2010 because it did not "have time." According to the decision

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