Warner Bros. knocks out Mike Tyson’s tattooist in ‘Hangover Part II’ copyright suit

S. Victor Whitmill, the tattoo artist who created and tattooed Mike Tyson’s facial tribal tattoo, filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. for copyright infringement on April 28, 2011.  Whitmill claims that the facial tattoo appearing on Ed Helms’s character Stu Price in The Hangover Part II infringes on Whitmill’s rights to the tattoo that he…

No Doubt Sues Activision

The LA Times is reporting that on November 5th NoDoubt filed suit in LA Superior Court against Activision alleging that Activision has exceeded its contractual rights by depicting the band inActivision’s Band Hero video game singing other artist’s songs. No Doubt is seeking unspecified damages as wellas a preliminary and permanent injunction. LATimes story here.

The Lawsuit of French Lick

The town of French Lick, Indiana has just one claim to fame.  But it’s a big one – about 6’9. ” French Lick is NBA Champion and Hall-of-Famer Larry Bird’s hometown. The Anchorage Daily News reports that a couple from Alaska had hoped to capitalize on Bird’s fame by purchasing his childhood home in French Lick…