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Kathleen Wills Associate

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Washington, D.C.

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Washington, DC 20005-3960

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KWills@perkinscoie.com

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02.12.2024

The Legal Future of Tattoos: A Jury Rules Against Copyright Infringement
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A federal jury in California on January 26, 2024, found that TV-famous tattoo artist Katherine Von Drachenberg (Kat Von D) did not infringe plaintiff Jeffrey Sedlik’s copyrighted photo of jazz artist Miles Davis. Kat Von D did not dispute that she used Sedlik’s photo as a reference for a tattoo she performed on a friend.

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Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, J.D., 2020, Civil Rights Law Journal, staff member
George Mason University, B.S., Neuroscience, magna cum laude, 2015