RAMROD 109,747 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 A California federal jury on Friday rejected claims that musician Cardi B misused a man's image on the cover of her first 2016 mixtape album. The cover of "Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1" did not violate plaintiff Kevin Michael Brophy's publicity or privacy rights by depicting an altered photo of another man with Brophy's unique back tattoo performing oral sex on the popular rapper, the Santa Ana jury found after a four-day trial and an afternoon of deliberations. Brophy's 2017 lawsuit sought at least $5 million in damages from Cardi B and her ex-manager Klenord Raphael, as well as an order blocking her from using his likeness. The New York rapper argued that the cover's use of the design qualifies as "transformative" under intellectual property law and is constitutionally protected. The tattoo was used "in an anonymous manner, as a single building block" in the complex cover image, Cardi B said in a court filing. Brophy's attorney Barry Cappello of Cappello & Noel said in an email to Reuters that Cardi B and Raphael were "gracious winners" and shook hands with Brophy after the verdict. "If this chapter can close, it may be best for the Brophy family’s ability to put this behind them," Cappello said. https://www.reuters.com/legal/rapper-cardi-b-wins-california-trial-over-explicit-album-cover-art-2022-10-22/ (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ dancin' until i'm dead (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railing 2,799 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 He absolutely should have won imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 73,983 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 slay jury Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oriane 21,124 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 I just googled it and wtf? Couldn't they just take shots of anyone else? And if they needed tattoos on the back, they could have just freely doodled or something, not reproduce HIS tattoos exactly, that's creepy. The only GGD member who can read / Credits to Celloo Deng for the profile pic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 117,510 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 I mean it's weird, but I believe the tattoo artist's art was violated here imo So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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