Take-Two Interactive has won the dismissal of a lawsuit over claims the NBA 2K

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The copyright breach, raised by Solid Oak Sketches, sought damages of up to $150,000 per infringement. That means, in theory, the total payout for every tattoo used without permission could be somewhere in the billions of dollars.Stars who Solid Oak Sketches claim to have inked include LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and a selection of other NBA players.While U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan has dismissed the case, she says Solid Oak Sketches can still pursue actual damages (money awarded as compensation for loss of profit).The next outing in the NBA 2K series is due for release towards the back end of 2016, and features Indiana Pacers All-Star shooting guard Paul George as its cover star

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