Kat Von D Lawsuit, Tattoo Artist Wins Copyright Case After Ninth ...
5 days ago · Kat Von D won her copyright lawsuit over a Miles Davis tattoo. Ninth Circuit upheld the verdict January 2026. Here's what happened and what it means.
Kat Von D In Copyright Case: Jury Verdict In Lawsuit Involving Miles ...
Apr 2, 2025 · A jury sided with Kat Von D in a high-profile copyright lawsuit over her tattoo of a Miles Davis photo. Here’s what the case reveals about fair use, substantial similarity, and the future of …
Kat Von D Tattoo Infringement Trial Begins (and Ends!): What You …
Jan 23, 2024 · A federal jury is set to decide whether celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D infringed photographer Jeff Sedlik’s copyright in a Miles Davis portrait by tattooing the image onto her client’s …
Kat Von D wins trial over unlicensed use of Miles Davis photo for ...
Jan 26, 2024 · Kat Von D working on a tattoo of Miles Davis that has become the subject of copyright infringement lawsuit. (Source: U.S. court of filing) LOS ANGELES (CN) — Celebrity tattoo artist Kat …
Kat Von D Cleared of Copyright Infringement as Fair Use
On January 26, 2024, a federal jury in Los Angeles handed down its verdict in one of the first copyright infringement cases to grapple with fair use after the Supreme Court’s 2023 Warhol ...
Kat Von D Wins Miles Davis Tattoo Copyright Trial
Jan 26, 2024 · Kat Von D won the copyright trial over a Miles Davis tattoo she inked on the arm of a friend. The artist had been sued by photographer Jeffrey Sedlik.
Ninth Circuit Ruling in Sedlik Case Highlights Intrinsic Test ...
Jan 15, 2026 · The recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the case of Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg has brought renewed scrutiny to the application of the intrinsic test in …
Kat Von D wins copyright lawsuit in victory for artists but says she ...
Feb 2, 2024 · Kat Von D was sued for copyright infringement in 2021, but a jury unanimously declared the celebrity tattoo artist didn't violate copyright law on Jan. 26.
Summary: Jeffery Sedlik v. Kat Von D - LLS Entertainment Law Review ...
Sedlik has filed an appeal asking the Court reverse the jury’s finding that a tattoo by Kat Von D was not substantially similar to his photo of Miles Davis.
Photographer Asks Appeals Court to Reverse Kat Von D’s ... - PetaPixel
Jul 21, 2025 · An appeals court will hear a photographer’s bid to overturn a jury's verdict clearing Kat Von D of copyright infringement over her tattoo based on his Miles Davis photo.