Copyrighting...

Now I was just fiddling with the internet earlier (as you) and was readin ga bit of a history bit about where tattoo's came from and all that sort of thing, and I was amazed to read that tattoo's can actually be copyrighted!!! I mean how can you copyright a piece of body art?? Apprently it's called flash and tattoo artists have to buy the copyright pieces and pay to use them. Now is it just me or is this a bit mental?? I mean, tattoo's are all unique in one way or another there can never be an exact copy. That's just impossible!! The world has clearly gone mad!