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What is Right of Publicity? Protect Your Name and Likeness. 2024 Update

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International Variations: Similar rights exist in other countries, often referred to as “personality rights” or “rights of persona.” Are you a social media influencer or brand looking to hire a social media influencer? 3d 1268, 1273 n. 4 (9th Cir.

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Recipes Aren’t Copyrightable, No Matter How “Exciting” They Are–Coscarelli v. Esquared

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It has cratered into a fireball of litigation that doomed the restaurant chain (e.g., It’s so complicated that the judge made an appendix recapping the status of dozens of claims: This post focuses on a sliver of the sprawling litigation empire. this article ) and is now generating truckloads of cash for many lawyers.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 29-August 4)

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Tejas Misra explains why and how these seemingly innocuous posts may infringe on the shooter’s personality rights. The Court reiterated that celebrities are entitled to protect facets of their personality against unauthorized commercial exploitation by third parties. Terex India Private Limited vs Cde Asia Ltd. &

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 16 – 22)

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In a guest post , Satchit Bhogle covered the issue of infringement of personality rights. It is noted that the test for identifying infringement of personality rights is to check whether there has been unauthorised use of identity for commercial gain and if there is a likelihood of confusion.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 18- September 24)

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On one hand, they can lead to an amicable settlement between the parties and prevent lengthy litigations. The court held this to be a misuse of a personality’s name and other elements of the plaintiff’s persona and passed an interim injunction restricting the defendants from using the plaintiff’s name, likeness, image, voice, personality.

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John Doe Order Issued Against “Taarak Mehta” Infringers: Revisiting the Rights Vested in Fictional Characters

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However, its specific emphasis on protecting certain elements of the whole scheme of copyrighted content, such as fictional characters and the distinctive personas they embody, has been a focal point, contributing substantially to the discourse surrounding the ever-expanding ambit of copyrightability as well as personality rights.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 13- May 19) 

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on 10 May, 2024 (Delhi High Court) The defendant filed an application seeking cost of litigation from the plaintiff. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant not only manufactures the impugned product but also promotes the same on social media. Case Summaries Dolphin Mart Private Limited v. Avenue Supermarts Limited & Anr.