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Vempati Ravi Shankar – Facebook Copyright Dispute: Issues on Moral Rights and Posthumous Enforcement of Celebrity Rights

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(CNR Number: KLTV010019372021) The reason for filing the suit was that certain unknown people had posted without authorisation original sound recordings created by Vempati Ravi Shankar (the plaintiff’s late husband) on the defendant’s social media platforms – Facebook and Instagram. The Right to Integrity.

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“Sentiti Libera”: from street art in Genoa to the Manifesto Dress at Sanremo Music Festival 2023

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While Sanremo is over for this year, this Kat is still musing on possible IP issues during the most appreciated Italian music show. As a digital entrepreneur, she represents one of the most influential people in the business of social media. This year, Chiara Ferragni took on that role for the first and for the last night.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 5-11)

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Vempati Ravi Shankar – Facebook Copyright Dispute: Issues on Moral Rights and Posthumous Enforcement of Celebrity Rights. The plaintiff also claimed violation of moral rights and infringement of posthumous celebrity rights. which mention the word/mark ‘CrossFit’ from all social media webpages [8 July 2021].

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Journey Through “Novembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

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Interestingly, before Bachchan’s issue, Suchita elaborated on the status of personality rights in India against the backdrop of claims of the wife of the late Steve Irwin. In 2014, the Bombay High Court restrained the singer Mika Singh and the recording label OCP Music from publishing an advertisement that impinged Sonu’s personality rights.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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This decision will potentially make a difference in the relationship between record labels and streaming bodies in the future, especially at a time when streaming is generating a humongous revenue for the Indian music industry. Indian Performing Right Society Ltd. Ltd and Indian Performing Rights Society Ltd.

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