2019 Contracts Marketing Personality Rights 
IP and Legal Filings
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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.
IP and Legal Filings
APRIL 8, 2023
This recorded music is frequently sold at significantly lower prices than market rates, resulting in massive losses for music producers. Furthermore, the Information Technology Act of 2000 makes it a crime to copy or transfer data from another person’s device without their permission.
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SpicyIP
JULY 19, 2021
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. She highlights that the emphasis is on investing only in royalty revenue and not buying the artist’s rights or retaining control over their work.
SpicyIP
DECEMBER 30, 2023
The Court interpreted the clause on ownership of work made during a contract of service (Section 17(c)) to not apply in situations where there is a contract between equals. The Court limited the scope of Section 17(c) to apply to contracts where the relationship between the parties is akin to that of an apprenticeship.
SpicyIP
JANUARY 2, 2022
The plaintiff was granted, through an agreement, an exclusive non-transferable, non-assignable license for selling, supplying, and distributing the defendant’s brands in domestic and international markets. In ‘congratulating’ newsmakers , advertisers open themselves up to accusations of unauthorizedly infringing on personality rights.
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