IP and Legal Filings
APRIL 8, 2023
Celebrities have objected to this because it interferes with their personal lives and their right to privacy. Every individual has the right to control his or her own life and image as it is portrayed to the rest of the world. They are classified as celebrities based on how the public perceives and views them.
SpicyIP
JULY 17, 2023
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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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog
JANUARY 22, 2024
Need for Protection of Personal Names through IPR Celebrities commonly demand a licensing fee for the utilization of their name, image, or other distinctive attributes in advertising or merchandising endeavours. This unauthorized usage may also give rise to breaches of confidence or violations of privacy.
IP and Legal Filings
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
[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.
Canadian Intellectual Property Blog
JUNE 10, 2020
The rights in these photographs are typically subject to the licensing schemes of the various social media platforms to which they are posted. That said, the law is less clear as to the particular rights of private citizens who are the subject of an image to which they did not consent. Vice Versa Publishing Inc.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
MARCH 23, 2022
This is a putative class action lawsuit against a people search company for allegedly misusing publicity and personality rights by displaying images contained in yearbooks. Related posts : “ Amazon Can’t Force Arbitration of Minors’ Privacy Claims Based on Alexa Recordings–BF v. The Ninth Circuit affirms in a memorandum opinion.
IPilogue
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
The court ruled that the tattoo artist did in fact own the copyright in his tattoo design; however, he was limited by the personality rights of the person he tattooed. Notably, Belgian copyright law includes a statutory right to privacy , which includes the right to control your image. Going Forward.
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