For Danny Belden, work doesn’t really feel like work.
“I really enjoy this, and I hope my clients do too,” he said.
Belden enjoys getting to talk to people. He loves art, too. At Twistid Ink, he gets to do both.
But, in the back of his mind, concern is brewing.
“I may be out of a job soon. Who knows?” he said.
Belden and so many other tattoo artists throughout the country have their eyes on famous tattoo artist Kat Von D right now. It’s not for inspiration, though.
She’s at the center of a copyright battle. Photographer Jeffrey Sedlik claims she tattooed a version of his well-known photo of Miles Davis, but she never got permission, and he was never credited or compensated.
This has now become a matter of fair use . Von D used the photo as a reference to tattoo her version of the image.
Artists far and wide said this could potentially rock the industry.
“Everything is going to change from here on out in our lives as we know it as creative people are going to be completely turned upside down by this lawsuit,” Belden said.