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Anil Kapoor Vs Simply Life India & Ors: An Unwavering Assurance In Safeguarding Personality Rights Against Ai

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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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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

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Continuing our annual tradition of recounting the significant developments that impacted the Indian IP landscape in the year that has been, we bring you a round-up of 2021’s developments. If a sub-brand performs the function, as Asava possibly does in this case, it must be treated as a trademark. c) Top 10 Other IP Developments.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 12 – 18)

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The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021: Overbroad, Disproportionate and Unnecessary. 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. Topical Highlight. Thematic Highlights. Other Posts.

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Vempati Ravi Shankar – Facebook Copyright Dispute: Issues on Moral Rights and Posthumous Enforcement of Celebrity Rights

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Muthulakshmi , the Madras High Court held that Veerappan ’s widow does not have any right to privacy in respect of the film being made on Veerappan’s life, as the film is based on police records. discussed here ) In 2021, a position contrary to Kirtibhai was taken by the Madras High Court in Deepa Jayakumar v.

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Media Laws, Rights & Privacy Of Celebrities

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After reviewing similar relevant cases and precedents, the court dismissed the suit, ruling that celebrity rights cannot be granted or recognized without regard for the actual concept of The Right to Privacy. 25, Issue6, 2021 ● [link] ● [link] ● [link] -mika-singh-and-ors.html Author: Aratrika Manhas, B.A. ISSN:1583-6258, Vol.

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