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First off, I invite you to add your own comments to this one, as I am sure there are aspects to this that I am missing, and I have as many questions as opinions here. So, woo-hoo!, Hangover 2 gets to open because a judge rules that even though Victor Witmill does own the copyright to the tattoo design he famously put on Mike Tyson that was then imitated in the film, the financial damage of keeping the film closed would effect too many people to be justified. I’d only followed this with amused interest until I heard an "On the Media" report about the possible ramifications of tattoo copyright — and now I have some questions. (On The Media: This Week "Can you Copyright the Human Body?)

The interview with Inked Mag also reveals Asher plays an important role in Tyson’s life. His third and current wife, Lakiha "Kiki" Spicer was given a tennis racket by Asher as a child while the duo’s daughter is an outstanding tennis player herself. "How is that possible?" Tyson says in the interview. "I have the tattoo on my arm, my wife has a racket from him, and our daughter plays tennis. It’s crazy."

Later that day he then quote-reposted another post to X about the situation, writing, "Kris did nothing wrong. What’s actually disgusting is you guys twisting things and making me a victim" (shown below, left and right).

Prism42 reiterates that while he isn't sure whether or not Tyson and Lava actually did anything inappropriate while underage before discussing how Tyson and Lava eventually met up IRL. He also claims he interviewed Lava, who claimed he did not do anything inappropriate with Tyson. Prism42 shares screenshots from a Discord server where Lava claims he's in a camper van meeting with Karl Jacobs and Tyson. Prism suggests it was Lava's camper van. The members of the Discord chat begin "simping" for Karl. Prism42 shares screenshots of Tyson and Lava's purported Steam accounts, showing evidence of them gaming together.

These decisions aren't just chuckle-worthy, random choices, though. Back around the time he bit Holyfield's ear off and got his tattoo, Iron Mike had some severe substance abuse problems. On top of that, he suffered from chronic pain resulting from his boxing career, for which he was prescribed opioids. Those, however, only destabilized him more. Eventually, he turned to pot, and as his current business partner, Rob Hickman, says, "It changed his life. He's the perfect person." Tyson evened out, and now he wants to support upcoming weedpreneurs, saying, "I thought about how much good I could do by helping people with cannabis... It was a no-brainer."

A copyright is a form of intellectual property protection that protects the authors of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. Most people have seen copyrights on books, music, or artwork… but what about tattoos? According to Judge Catherine D. Perry in a 2011 federal court hearing involving the tattoo on Mike Tyson's face, "of course tattoos can be copyrighted… I don't think there is any reasonable dispute about that."

Secondly, how does a non-Maori tattoo artist get to claim intellectual property rites over an obviously traditionally styled design? When Tyson first appeared with this thing around his eye I remember how he talked about it’s traditional origins and significance, so what about it makes it something that some tattoo artist can claim as original? I mean, really? (In doing a web search for a common use eligible image of the tattoo I did come across an article from Techdirt about an indignant Maori response to this claim — see the quoted portion below)

According to others tattoo on Tyson’s face does not apply to the Maori culture and has no direct value. Boxer himself said that he never liked the look of his face, and with a tattoo he likes it so much more .

Meaning: The boxer went under the needle in the year 2003 by the tattoo artist, Victor Whitmill. The tribal tattoo is inked on the left side of Tyson’s face. This unique design stirred some commotions like lawsuit and trials when ‘The Hangover’ movie doctor’s character ‘Stu Price’ depicted a temporary tribal tattoo with the same design as Tyson’s tattoo on his logan paul face tattoo mike tyson.

On May 24, 2011, Judge Catherine D. Perry denied Whitmill's request to enjoin the film's release, citing a potential $100 million in damages to Warner Bros. and disruption to related businesses. However, she found that Whitmill had "a strong likelihood of success" on his copyright claim and characterized most of Warner Bros.' arguments as "just silly", saying:

Tyson got his face tattoo from artist S. Victor Whitmill of Las Vegas, Nevada, shortly before Tyson's 2003 fight with Clifford Etienne (which would be his 50th and last victory), having previously suggested that he would get a face tattoo if he won Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson. Tyson had originally wanted hearts (which he "just thought ... were cool" ), but, according to Tyson, Whitmill refused and worked for a few days on a new design. Whitmill proposed a tribal design inspired by tā moko, a Māori tattoo style. The design is not based on any specific moko and was created directly on Tyson's face. Tyson saw the tattoo as representing the Māori, whom he described as a "warrior tribe", and approved of the design, which consists of monochrome spiral shapes above and below his left eye. According to Tyson, it was his idea to use two curved figures rather than one.