A new law could result in harsher punishment of those who tattoo minors without parent’s consent. Legitimate tattoo shops aren’t very concerned, and the law would likely only effect amateur artists who aren’t following the law anyways.

A House committee unanimously approved Ure’s bill Tuesday that increases the criminal penalty for tattoo artists who lay ink to skin without the approval of the child’s parents. Under current law, underaged tattooing is a class C misdemeanor punishable by three months in jail and a $750 fine. Ure wants to bump it to a class B misdemeanor, which would increase the penalty to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.

I ran into another Tattoo Blog today, INKEDBlog.com. They’ve been around since at least mid-2005 and have quite a collection of posts. There are a bunch of interviews with various tattoo artists in addition to plenty of tattoo photographs collected from various places. Check it out!

Do you wonder how artists feel when fans have their creations tattooed onto them? In this interview with Sandman creator Neil Gaiman, he reveals his feelings.

The first time I saw somebody with a Sandman tattoo, I went “Oh my God, how strange is that?” Now the idea of people with tattoos of my work doesn’t make me stop or blink.

This raises interesting questions about the copyright. While he apparently hasn’t given any of his fans or their tattoo artists permission to use his works, he clearly does not have a problem with it.