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Media Laws, Rights & Privacy Of Celebrities

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction The media believes that it is their fundamental right to capture and publish all information about celebrities about matters of “public interest” or “public concern” that arise from the “Freedom of the Press” guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution.

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Unauthorized Photographs: The Rights Of The People We Capture

Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

When it comes to celebrities and other public figures, the laws across Canada have established various personality rights to protect these individuals from the exploitation of their image or likeness. biographies, plays, books, etc.) It is sufficient that the privacy of the plaintiff was egregiously violated.

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Publicity Rights: An analysis of Amitabh Bachchan V. Rajat Nagi & Ors.

Intepat

Some of these were Rajat Nagi, who used the petitioner’s image in various mobile apps and websites, Rana Pratap Singh who used his famous voice in the Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) lottery scam, Manoj Publications who used his image in a General Knowledge Quiz book. What are Publicity Rights?

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Right of Publicity Part 2

IP and Legal Filings

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. InRaja Pocket Books v. Puttaswamy (retd.) Union of India and Ors.

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