Rare Full Court Rehearing Granted in Sedlik v. Von D; A Chance to Right a Wrong in Copyright Law
Photo Caption: Comparison Graphic of the original photo (© Jeffery B. Sedlik) on left, tattoo by Kat Von D on right. The Background & En Banc Review On June 9, Chief Judge for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Mary H. Murguia issued an Order in the case of Jeffery B. Sedlik v. Katherine von Drachenberg, aka Kat Von D, et. al. granting an en banc rehearing by the full court. The crux of the underlying case is starkly shown in the image above: is the tattoo on the right by Von D an infringement on the copyright of the…
