On January 2, 2026, the Ninth Circuit, in a per curium opinion, affirmed the jury’s verdict in Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg, a copyright infringement case involving a tattoo by celebrity artist Kat Von D and a photograph of Miles Davis.[1] The appeal centered on the Ninth Circuit’s
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