In the movie The Hangover Part II, Stu Price, (a dentist played by Ed Helms), gets a
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In the movie The Hangover Part II, Stu Price, (a dentist played by Ed Helms), gets a tribal tattoo wrapped around his left eye, identical to one Mike Tyson has. Tyson’s tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros claiming he owned the intellectual property rights to the tattoo.
Read the following complaint filed by the plaintiff, S. Victor Whitmill:
Respond to the questions below:
- What intellectual property rights, if any, did Mr. Whitmill claim to have over the design?
- What legal documents, if any, does Mr. Whitmill claim support his claim to ownership of the intellectual property?
- Did Mr. Whitmill file any paperwork regarding his intellectual property with the government? If so, what did he file?
- What did Mr. Whitmill ask for in his complaint (be specific)?
- What defenses could Warner Bros raise to justify their use of the design without Mr. Whitmill’s consent?
Use the IRAC method of analysis for your response.
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