The tattoo artist who designed the tattoos for wrestler Randy Orton has won a lawsuit against Take-Two Interactive for recreating her artwork in the WWE 2K video game.
As reported by Reuterstattoo artist Katherine Alexander received $3,750 in damages after her designs were used without permission in WWE 2K16, 2K17, and 2K18.
WWE and Take-Two had claimed the artwork was recreated under fair use, but the jury voted in favor of Alexander. He said that he has set an important precedent in doing so.
Randy Orton (Image credit: AMER HILABI/AFP via Getty Images)
Orton will appear as a playable character in WWE 2K. In other words, the full picture of Orton is reproduced in the game. This includes his body art, including tribal tattoos, skulls, Bible verses, doves and roses designed by Alexander, which prompted a lawsuit in 2018.
The incident sets an interesting precedent for sports simulation creators who regularly recreate tattooed athletes. Athletes themselves may consent to their in-game re-creation, but artwork with body tattoos may be considered to require additional permission.
This isn’t the only controversy surrounding WWE 2K these days. Because his 2K publisher was recently hacked and fake emails containing malware were sent from legitimate accounts. The franchise’s reputation has been declining in recent years as 2K was forced to take his year away from the previously annualized franchise as a result of WWE 2K20 being released with a myriad of technical issues. I was.
However, as per the 8/10 review of the most recent entry, IGN found success with: The 160+ wrestler roster has never been better. ”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer. He talks about witchers all day long.
