SpicyIP
JULY 27, 2023
Factual Background The case at hand involved the plaintiff seeking an interim injunction against the defendants to restrain them from using the name/likeness of the late actor unauthorizedly through the release of the impugned film amounting to infiltration of personality rights, violation of free trial, passing off et al.
Selvam & Selvam Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
The suit additionally sought to get a John Doe order for safeguarding the plaintiff’s rights against future instances of infringement. In light of the submissions made, the court stated that it cannot be seriously disputed that the plaintiff is a well-known personality.
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SpicyIP
DECEMBER 20, 2023
From Big-B Baritone to Anil Kapoor’s Jhakaas, the life of Personality rights : Since Shouvik’s 2010 post about Amitabh Bachhan’s concern over the use of his voice to sell Gutka (an addictive substance), we have come to a long way! Speaking of late movie stars, one may wonder about the posthumous enforcement of celebrity rights.
The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
One other thing that was noteworthy from this case was that the University sought the opinion of the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) on the matter and KECOBO issued a Legal Opinion wherein it stated that the University’s actions may have violated the right to human dignity and privacy, data rights, personal rights and proprietary rights.
SpicyIP
NOVEMBER 19, 2023
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court to hear appeal against the Single Judge order in the Sushant Singh Rajput personality rights case. Filo Edtech Inc vs Union Of India & Anr on 16 November, 2023 (Delhi High Court) A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court re-notified the matter for further hearing on November 21.
The IPKat
DECEMBER 17, 2021
It entailed an impermissible blanket search for documents. The court concluded that the Anton Piller order sought and obtained was not justified by evidence of the existence of specific vital documents, and did not identify the documentation to be seized with the necessary specificity.
IP and Legal Filings
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Shekhar Kapoor,where the former lady dacoit Phoolan Devi had protested against her portrayal in the film “Bandit Queen”,ruled that the right to privacy must encompass and protect the personal intimacies of the home, family, marriage, motherhood, procreation, and child rearing, irrespective of whether the person is a public figure.
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