Source: http://moviecultists.com/2011/05/24/tattoo-won%E2%80%99t-stop-the-hangover-part-2-but-legal-battle-continues/
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Tattoo Won’t Stop The Hangover Part 2 but Legal Battle Continues
Written by Marty Shaw on 5/24/11 • • Filed under:
The battle rages on but first blood goes to Warner Bros. as The Hangover Part 2 opens on schedule this week, but one battle doesn’t win the war so the legal drama still continues for the tattoo shared by Ed Helms and Mike Tyson. I mentioned before that a particular gag might derail the latest adventure of the friends who really should’ve learned their lesson the first time, but the latest from EW.com reveals that Chief Judge Catherine D. Perry of the Eastern District of Missouri has denied the injunction that would keep The Hangover Part 2 out of theaters this weekend. However, unlike TV court dramas, real courtroom battles are rarely so tidy… or quick. Pete Salsich III, the attorney for tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill, released the following statement:
The case was not dismissed, it is not over. In fact, while we were disappointed in the court’s immediate ruling on the injunction, overall we are very pleased with today’s result. The court found that Mr. Whitmill successfully proved what are ultimately the most important factors — (1) a “strong likelihood of success on the merits” of our copyright infringement claim, and (2) that Mr. Whitmill has suffered irreparable harm from the loss of control over his artwork. In so doing, she stated on the record that “Most of the defendant’s arguments against this are just silly. Of course tattoos can be copyrighted.” All Warner Bros. did was survive our preliminary injunction motion. It will be able to open its movie this weekend so that the thousands of innocent movie theater operators will not be harmed. However, the judge ruled that we would be able to pursue a permanent injunction based on our copyright infringement claims, which we intend to do as soon as possible.
Awww! Isn’t that sweet? Salsich III is apparently a good attorney because he’s able to find the silver lining around this particular cloud. Protecting the innocent movie theater operators? That's a smooth angle. Of course, since the film will open on time, I’m sure the amount wanted by the tattoo artist will increase because everyone knows it’s the tattoo that’s going to transform The Hangover Part 2 into a box office hit. Yawn! Bored already. The movie opens this week so we can all enjoy it. That’s enough for me. Let the attorney and the tattoo artist get booted out of the spotlight now because their 15 minutes of fame are up.
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