Whose Art Is It Anyway?
If you're planning on being one of the millions sure to see The Hangover Part II over the long Memorial Day weekend, great news... it's actually going to open as scheduled. A good portion of the movie-going public probably never knew this but there's been a legal battle raging behind the scenes that was very close to stopping the Warner Bros. tentpole film in its tracks. And it all had to do with a tattoo. The fact that it happens to be a tattoo that's instantly recognizable and which plays an integral part in both the movie and its promotion was precisely the point; it's why such a stink was being made in the first place. Basically here's what the trouble was about: A tattoo artist named S. Victor Whitmill, who used to work in Vegas but who now lives in rural Missouri, sued Warner for violating his copyright by using the Maori-inspired tribal art he designed for Mike Tyson's face on another character in the movie. (If you've seen the trailers, you k