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Mona Ibrahim was born and raised in Huntington, WV. She obtained an Entertainment and Media Law LL.M. from Southwestern University College of Law. She earned her J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law. She recieved a B.A. in Sociology and Social Psychology from Marlboro College, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Mona's professional experience includes an externship with Lionsgate Films and over two years of paralegal experience with two law firms. Both firms specialize in intellectual property litigation and transactions and other forms of civil litigation. Mona recently relocated to Seattle and plans on furthering her legal career in the practice areas of intellectual property, technology, and entertainment products.

Style & Beauty > Tattoos & Piercings Copyrights and tattoos: Who owns the rights to your ink?

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You've gotten some new ink and you want to show it off to the world by posting pictures on your blog or Facebook page. Does this create an issue under copyright law? In the murky world of intellectual property litigation the answer is "it depends". For example, in 2005 Rasheed Wallace and Nike were sued by a tattoo artist when Wallace's tattoo became the object of an advertising campaign. The case was settled out of Court prior to the judgment for an undisclosed sum. However there is little doubt that an artist who creates a custom design for a client still retains some rights to that desi...

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