IP and Legal Filings
JANUARY 31, 2024
Introduction Although there isn’t a clear legal definition of “privacy,” some legal experts define it as a human right that each and every person has simply by virtue of their existence. The right to privacy must, in other words, be evaluated case-by-case. In the 1962 Kharak Singh v.
LexBlog IP
JULY 25, 2023
As regards legislation, there is no statute in India that expressly recognises the publicity or personality rights of individuals; therefore, the aspect of inheritance of publicity rights of a deceased person is still not entirely settled. vested in SSR (and were not heritable). vested in SSR (and were not heritable).
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IP and Legal Filings
APRIL 8, 2023
Introduction The media believes that it is their fundamental right to capture and publish all information about celebrities about matters of “public interest” or “public concern” that arise from the “Freedom of the Press” guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution.
SpicyIP
JULY 9, 2021
Raghuram Jaisukhram Chandrani the plaintiff (a descendant of late Jalaram Bapu) had claimed that Jalaram Bapu’s right to privacy and publicity would be violated if the defendants made a film about his life. Here, there was no discussion if privacy survives an individual’s death. Recently, in Krishna Kishore Singh v. Rajagopal v.
SpicyIP
JULY 27, 2023
Factual Background The case at hand involved the plaintiff seeking an interim injunction against the defendants to restrain them from using the name/likeness of the late actor unauthorizedly through the release of the impugned film amounting to infiltration of personality rights, violation of free trial, passing off et al.
The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
But the world does not end with "creator's rights." If someone invades your privacy, you can enforce your personality rights. Everything that is distinct from the person and serves the use of people can be protected ( ABGB § 285 ). 2021/41/N/HS5/02726. If someone causes you other harm, there is tort law.
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.
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