Popular culture has disseminated tattoos, contemporary art
exhibitions and visual art organizations have showcased tattoos as
art and many celebrities have made tattoos fashionable, while their
fans are getting inked to honor their idols. The growing popularity
of tattoos has raised copyright issues in recent time based on the
premise that tattoo artists –like any artist–, own the rights to the
designs they create. Right or wrong, these body markings that have
had an enormous impact on societies giving their bearers unique
identities and captivating the entire world with their spiritual power
since the dawn of humankind.