SpicyIP

JULY 9, 2021

Let’s see what the various case laws pertaining to the posthumous survival of celebrity rights have held. In 2010, in Kirtibhai Raval v. The Gujarat High Court without any discussion about celebrity and privacy rights, granted an injunction stating that irreparable harm would be caused if these rights are violated.

Moral Rights 98

Moral Rights Privacy Personality Rights Copyright 98

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.

Privacy 98

Privacy Personality Rights Blogging Publishing 98

IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In 2009, the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) mass-produced sweaters as part of their official merchandise for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. The court ruled that the tattoo artist did in fact own the copyright in his tattoo design; however, he was limited by the personality rights of the person he tattooed.

Ownership 103

Ownership Intellectual Property Artwork Copyright Law 103

IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Right To Publicity- A Constitutional Right The right of publicity stems from the right of privacy. But right to privacy only came to be recognised as a fundamental right in the year 2017 in the case of Justice K.S. Publicity Rights and the Right to Privacy in India, 31.1

Privacy 98

Privacy Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Advertising 98