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Advent of AI Voice Generation and Threat to Personality Rights

IP and Legal Filings

The development of Artificial Intelligence, from being able to create edited photos to now generating deepfake videos that cannot be distinguished from real videos, has created an imminent threat to intellectual property rights and personality rights specifically. and includes both commercial and non-commercial aspects.

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Safeguarding Personal Names

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

These affected rights encompass personality rights, representing a distinctive form of intellectual property that transcends mere financial considerations. Personality rights, being non-inheritable and non-assignable, highlight the personal and non-transferable essence of this form of intellectual property.

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Fantasy Sports and Trademarks

Selvam & Selvam Blog

Professional sports is a multi-billion dollar industry where athletes are beginning to find ways to leverage and add value to their own personal brands. In addition to trademarks, the players are entitled to certain rights which are covered under the arena of ‘publicity rights’.

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

SpicyIP

This case involved Sun Pharmaceuticals allegedly infringing Cipla’s copyright and registered trademark. When the grant of license moves into the realm of business, then section 33(1) and/or the second proviso of the Copyright Act applies. Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. Cipla Ltd [Madras High Court].

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 18- December 24)

SpicyIP

In this month’s edition, he looks into topics including the Plant Variety Registry, different tales of/ takes on personality rights, and multiple leaks of key documents and their contribution in law-making. BSA Business Software Alliance Inc. vs Tube Investments of India Ltd. & and Ors. , as the Plaintiff’s mark.