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Anil Kapoor Vs Simply Life India & Ors: An Unwavering Assurance In Safeguarding Personality Rights Against Ai

IP and Legal Filings

ABSTRACT There has been a dramatic increase in the commercial use of celebrity personalities by people not authorized to do so compared to the earlier times. Protecting personality rights has become a growing problem in India due to deepfakes, morphed pictures, etc. Interesting right? Puttaswamy v.

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Michelangelo’s David and cultural heritage images. The Italian pseudo-intellectual property and the end of public domain

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So, the analogical link to civil personality rights would like to allow the introduction in the Italian legal system of a tort (extra-contractual liability) under article 2043 of the Civil Code for violation of an absolute right of the “person” State. 106), the instrumental use and reproduction (art.

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PV Sindhu’s Olympics Victory: How Non-Sponsors Skirt the Law by ‘Congratulating’ Athletes

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from Duke University in 2019. Brands have been active on social media in recent years, trying to imbue their content with human like personality that endears customers to them rather than just putting out traditional advertising. Practically all subsequent reported cases on personality rights have cited D.M.

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Right of Publicity Part 2

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the Apex Court held that one of the inherent aspects of the right to privacy as enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution is the right to prevent others from using the person’s name or likeness without his consent for advertising or non-advertising purposes. State of T.N., 2007, I, no. 125, pourvoi no.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 12 – 18)

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In this post , Adyasha analyses the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021 (‘Bill’) which seeks ‘ to tackle the menace of film piracy ’, and is a revision of the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2019. Serious Comparative Advertising: Broadening the Definition. Thematic Highlights. Other Posts.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 13- May 19) 

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Shamnad Basheer 1976-2019; taken at NUJS, Kolkata circa 2009. The defendant claimed defence under comparative advertising, that it does lead to disparagement and that the plaintiff does not hold registration over the blue colour in question. Drop a comment below to let us know. On the occasion of Prof. The Peppy Stores & Ors.

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Media Laws, Rights & Privacy Of Celebrities

IP and Legal Filings

After reviewing similar relevant cases and precedents, the court dismissed the suit, ruling that celebrity rights cannot be granted or recognized without regard for the actual concept of The Right to Privacy.

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