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Litigators of the Week: Kirkland Beats Videogame Copyright Claim From Lebron James’ Tattoo Artist

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Litigators of the Week: Kirkland Beats Videogame Copyright Claim From Lebron James’ Tattoo Artist Dale Cendali ,left, and Joshua L. Simmons ,right, of Kirkland & Ellis. Courtesy photos

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Dale Cendali and Josh Simmons of Kirkland & Ellis convinced federal jurors in Ohio that ‘NBA 2K’ maker Take-Two had an implied license to use images that tattoo artist James Hayden inked onto James’ shoulders.

April 26, 2024 at 07:30 AM

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Our Litigators of the Week are Dale Cendali and Josh Simmons of Kirkland & Ellis. After litigating for more than six years on behalf of videogame maker Take-Two Interactive Inc., they beat back a lawsuit from tattoo artist James Hayden who claimed the company infringed copyrights for images he’d inked onto Lebron James’ shoulders. Federal jurors in Cleveland last week found that the company had an implied license to include the tattoos in its depiction of James in the NBA 2K basketball game.

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