IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2024

Right of Privacy may, apart from contract, also arise out of a particular specific relationship which may be commercial, matrimonial, or even political. Disclosure of even true private facts has the tendency to disturb a person’s tranquility. F-118/2019 is hereby set-aside.” 1998 Mr ‘X’ v.

Privacy 87

Privacy Personality Rights Confidentiality Law 87

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.

Privacy 73

Privacy Law Intellectual Property Music 73

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.

Personality Rights 61

Personality Rights Privacy Social Media Intellectual Property 61

The IPKat

AUGUST 9, 2021

Already enacted and practically significant , but legally non-binding is the “Personal Information Security Specification” of 2020, which similarly categorises “facial recognition features” as sensitive personal information and requires explicit, unbundled consent and specific security measures.

Technology 127

Technology Privacy Law Litigation 127

SpicyIP

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

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Particularly, it was argued that against the backdrop of the pandemic, the medicines produced were in high demand due to their characteristics of relieving some of the major symptoms exhibited by the patients who had contracted the Covid-19 virus. Joint Committee Report on Personal Data Protection Bill.

IP 143

IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

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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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IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124