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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Personality Rights Privacy Social Media Intellectual Property 62

IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

CONTRACTUAL ISSUES Various contracts are signed and executed by various performers/artists and stakeholders. The most common example is the IPL, which had its broadcast rights with Sony Network Picture for the first ten years before being acquired by Star India. They include the crew, the cast, and the location.

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Privacy Law Intellectual Property Music 75

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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. If a sub-brand performs the function, as Asava possibly does in this case, it must be treated as a trademark.

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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.

Advertising 105

Advertising Advertising Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property 105

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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.

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