SpicyIP

JULY 9, 2021

referring to the DM Entertainment v. But if it’s a personal right, then it obviously ceases with the individual’s demise. In DM Entertainment , Daler Mehndi had assigned all his rights and interests in his personality to the entity, DM Entertainment. Can publicity rights survive after a celebrity’s death?

Moral Rights 98

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

Cable, Video & Music Piracies The illegal production and sale of videos/movies are referred to as video piracy. 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.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Case Study 2- Cristiano Ronaldo (6) In mid-June of 2015, Cristiano Ronaldo sells his image rights to Peter Lim, who is the owner of Mint Media Company and opposing La Liga club Valencia. which follow and have codified legislation on publicity rights in general for sports.

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

Due to the extent of unlawful activity associated with the petitioner’s name and personality, the court granted a restraining order on 25 th November 2022 against various people and companies. What are Publicity Rights? However, Indian law has indirect references for the protection of publicity rights.

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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 62

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SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

The defendant claimed defence under comparative advertising, that it does lead to disparagement and that the plaintiff does not hold registration over the blue colour in question. emphasizing on person skilled in the art. The five-step inquiry into inventive step, as outlined in the latter case was also referred. v Cipla Ltd.,

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

Serious Comparative Advertising: Broadening the Definition. In this guest post , Sangita Sharma analyses the law around comparative advertisements in India. She contends that the ‘fair’ and ‘honest’ use thresholds under Section 30(1)(a) and (b) of the Trade Marks Act should come to the rescue of such advertisements. Other Posts.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 16, 2021

Brands have been active on social media in recent years, trying to imbue their content with human like personality that endears customers to them rather than just putting out traditional advertising. When they do that, they open themselves up to accusations of unauthorisedly infringing on the athlete’s personality rights.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Citing the agreement, the defendant requested the suit to be referred to an arbitration. The Court held that the use of the Google Ads program undisputedly qualifies as advertising, which falls under Indian trademark law. However, later the defendant served a termination notice against which the plaintiff filed this suit.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

which refer to a person’s rights to name and image. On top of that, as the case demonstrates, the public domain may receive other threats from an aggressive extension of the scope of personality rights. Setting aside the private international law aspects, the case deserves examination on two main grounds.

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The IPKat

JUNE 4, 2022

Last month, the Supreme People’s Court of China (SPC) released nine Typical civil cases of judicial protection of personality rights after the promulgation of the Civil Code of China. The 5th case is relevant in defining the threshold for protection of the right of likeness. Case reference (Civil Judgment No.

Personality Rights 80

Personality Rights Music Advertising Advertising 80

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On September 20, the Delhi High Court granted relief to film actor Anil Kapoor against the unauthorised use of his image, name, voice, and other traits of his persona for monetary gain, reinforcing his personality rights. Sarl a A Sarogi , where the Court affirmed the position on descendability of publicity rights.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

the Apex Court held that one of the inherent aspects of the right to privacy as enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution is the right to prevent others from using the person’s name or likeness without his consent for advertising or non-advertising purposes. State of T.N.,

Privacy 97

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2023

In a “Jhakaas” (a slang for fantastic) news for the actor Anil Kapoor, Delhi High Court granted the actor an interim injunction against use/ misuse of his personality rights. Image from here Image Rights Alright—But Can They Trump Established Rights and Doctrines? But, ‘safety’ against what? Simply none.

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