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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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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 10 – July 16)

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We also came across the Delhi High Court orders on the interplay between the Patents Act and the Competition Act, and on the inheritability of personality rights. The plaintiff further argued that he was the lawful successor to the personality rights of the late actor. Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law.

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Publicity Rights Concerning Sports Athletes

IP and Legal Filings

[iii] Provisions in Indians Laws Trademarks Act, 1999 does not make any exact provision for publicity rights, but its definition of ‘Marks’ contains names within its ambit. Hence Cristiano Ronaldo’s Publicity rights were bagged by Mint Media for 6 years.

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Safeguarding Personal Names

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Therefore, the need to safeguard one’s name becomes apparent, and Intellectual Property Rights offer a means to address this concern. This unauthorized usage may also give rise to breaches of confidence or violations of privacy.

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

IP and Legal Filings

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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The EU imperative to a free public domain: The case of Italian cultural heritage

Kluwer Copyright Blog

However, the protection, enjoyment, and enhancement of Europe’s cultural heritage is far from being merely national business. In this context of international and EU legal obligations to protect cultural rights, the EU has set a legal imperative to protect the public domain.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 12 – 18)

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Pandemic Push: Royalty-Based Business Model for Better Downstream Revenue for Musicians. She emphasises that there exists the possibility of only big artists in the industry being able to cash in on this, as it generally tends to happen with any such new technology or business model. Other Posts.