The trial for the Randy Orton WWE 2K tattoo lawsuit has finally commenced after being pushed back several times the past couple of years.
To quickly recap, in April 2018, Catherine Alexander – Orton’s tattoo artist – filed a lawsuit against WWE, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, 2K Games Inc, 2K Sports Inc, Visual Concepts Entertainment, Yukes Co Ltd, and Yukes LA Inc.
In the lawsuit, she claims that those parties have infringed on her copyright by using the tattoo work she did on Randy Orton in video games without her permission.
Orton himself is not a defendant in the case, but he does have a part to play as a witness.
The trial officially began this past Monday on September 26, and as reported by PWInsider, Randy Orton testified as a witness on Wednesday, September 28.
We’ll continue to keep you updated with further details on the case and trial as they emerge.
There are a lot of eyes on this case as the result will set something of a legal precedent when it comes to the usage of people’s tattoos in video games.
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