Can you copyright a tattoo?

[Colapop]

Thanks for that mental picture Paul - many more hours of therapy ahead!!

[ManDownUnder]

You can copyright images yes, but the owner of that copyright needs to be agreed. Would it be you or the person that did the tattoo (your input, and their skill both went into creating it).

The problem comes in the defence of a breach of copyright... that costs money becuase our "learned friends" in the legal profession jump on the bandwagon, start their money extraction devices and begin talking...

Simplest and easiest is to enjoy what you have, maybe be flattered by another person liking it enough to want it. Or talk to the Tattoo place and let them know you'd prefer they don;t make your design available to others.

Good luck
MDU

[Skyryder]

Those countries that are signatories to the Bern Convention are bound to this agreement. So if you are a citizen of a country that has signed your work is protected by copyright in those countries that have also signed. New Zealand is a signatory as is Britain. America is not.

In the early sixties when Tolkeins Lord of the Rings was part of the counter culture this book was being published in the states with no royalties going to the author.

As an aside to this I now have no issue with copying dvd's or cd's which are part of American buisness. What is good for the goose is also good for the gander..............but wth copyright the American's are the first to steal others works and not pay royalties but get all shitty when someone does the same to them.

Skyryder

[Skyryder]

Just another reason why I don't have any tats - I'm original...

No tatts on me. I'm copyrighted...............by way of being older................I'm suing.


Skyryder

[Skyryder]

Would I be right in guessing that you work in media somewhere? That's the only place I've hear the word 'copy' referring to words. In many of the catalogues of Art work I've dealt with the following words have been required: "Copyright of the image is retained by the artist and their estate" But that's in the UK, Europe and USA - I accept it might be different here.

No. Just had some fishing articles published a few years back. Been meaning to get some more serious writing in...(fiction)............I've got heaps of synopsis's done but that's seems to be about as far as I get. Wife's always on at me to something constructive instead of spending so much time here. But any writing is good practice.................that's what I tell her. But one day I'm going off line for some time.................but not yet.

Skyryder