SpicyIP
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Nevertheless, with the increasing impact of copyright and privacy on the flow of information, the path of transparency seems to be becoming more and more turbulent, warranting more attention and closer scrutiny than before. Corruption in IP Offices, Anything New?
IP and Legal Filings
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
But needless to say, the Metaverse brings into picture several aspects of the law such as Copyright law , Contract law, Tort law and Criminal law. Contract Law . Section 2(h) of the Indian Contract Act,1872 defines ‘Contract’ as “An agreement enforceable by law”. Defamation Law .
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LexBlog IP
AUGUST 9, 2022
NBA star Zion Williamson has more to celebrate than his recently announced five-year maximum rookie contract extension with the New Orleans Pelicans , worth up to $239 million. Williamson was also victorious in a lawsuit he filed against his former agent Gina Ford, and her agency Prime Sports Marketing LLC (“Prime Sports”).
The IPKat
AUGUST 29, 2021
Upon that, The IPKat is delighted to host the following guest post co-authored by Anja Geller (PhD candidate at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität and Junior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition) and Zihao Li (PhD candidate at CREATe, University of Glasgow, on privacy and data protection in the Chinese Civil Code).
IP and Legal Filings
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Union of India [1] , established that privacy is an essential Fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. Unauthorised use of someone’s identity is a violation of both their personality rights and their basic right to privacy. The Court rejected the privacy defence, which is often employed in IP proceedings.
43(B)log
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
Emma Perot, Publicity Rights, Celebrity Contracts, and Social Norms: Industry Practices in the US and UK Fenty v Topshop: Misrepresentation/passing off theories were successful for Rihanna in UK. Influence of law, desire to contract, social norms. Desire to contract: contracts clearly define scope of rights.
SpicyIP
JUNE 13, 2022
Change in titles su ggests a shift in focus – from protection of privacy to regulation of data as an asset. This is line with the requirements under the Right to Information Act, 2005 which requires the State to act transparently.
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