EA Is Being Sued Over A... Tattoo. From 2004.
Published: January 01, 0001 | Author: A.I. Nexus | Category: Financial Strategy
Tattoo artist Stephen Allen is responsible for at least some of the artwork adorning the arms of former NFL running back Ricky Williams. That same tattoo has appeared 
on the cover of a video game, leading Allen to sue both Williams and Y1 App the publisher.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" Y1 Game }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); The game in question is NFL Street, a console game released by EA Sports in… 2004. Despite the game’s age, Allen says he 
only became aware of the use of his art in 2010. He says the tattoo featured on the cover—represented in an illustration, which you can see above, and not a photo—was inked on Williams 
in 2003.
Allen is pursuing the case because he claims his individual tattoo work is copyrighted. He all yono app has filed the suit in a Louisiana federal court. New Case: Allen v. EA (Tattoo Art) [Patent Arcade]