IAM Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Using company designations in customer reference lists without explicit authorisation is grounds for infringement, Munich’s regional court has held. However, this ruling does not guarantee that further reimbursement will be granted.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2023

In a “Jhakaas” (a slang for fantastic) news for the actor Anil Kapoor, Delhi High Court granted the actor an interim injunction against use/ misuse of his personality rights. Image from here Image Rights Alright—But Can They Trump Established Rights and Doctrines? But there is an exception to the exception. Simply none.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2024

State of Uttar Pradesh (AIR 1963 SC 1295) case, the Court considered the power of the police to monitor history sheeters and found in the police’s favor, holding that the Constitution does not guarantee the right to privacy. Disclosure of even true private facts has the tendency to disturb a person’s tranquility.

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SpicyIP

JULY 9, 2021

referring to the DM Entertainment v. But if it’s a personal right, then it obviously ceases with the individual’s demise. In DM Entertainment , Daler Mehndi had assigned all his rights and interests in his personality to the entity, DM Entertainment. Can publicity rights survive after a celebrity’s death?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 14, 2023

In the Tribunale di Firenze’s decision, while the reference to the constitutional norm seems to represent a mere rhetorical exercise, the content of the exclusive right would be traceable in the provisions of the Cultural Heritage Code. The Tribunale di Firenze applied the Italian law: art. 9 of the Constitution , art.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

It refers to marketing in respect of trending topics/events usually undertaken by brands to gain traction and benefit from the popularity that the trending events have garnered. Personality Rights. Indian courts have over time recognized personality rights of celebrities in different judgments. Tata Tea Ltd (CS no.

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SpicyIP

JULY 13, 2021

Among the many grounds was the court’s refusal to afford post mortem protection to personality rights of the actor. I shall specifically be dealing with the contention around publicity rights. While not empirically provable, on a quick google search, it would naturally appear to any person as if the film is based on SSR.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 16, 2021

When they do that, they open themselves up to accusations of unauthorisedly infringing on the athlete’s personality rights. But the patriotism of FMCG and other companies, entities who have personality and nationality only by legal fiction, is less certain. The landmark judgement in this regard is D.M. Entertainment Pvt.

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Social Media Personality Rights Law Branding 72

Intepat

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Broadly, AI refers to the capability of performing tasks or processing information using its own intelligence, algorithms, or commands, independent of human intervention. student from Hidayatullah National Law University.

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SpicyIP

MAY 3, 2023

are typically objected to on the grounds of personality rights (publicity rights, celebrity rights, by other names), privacy and (to a limited extent) defamation. Accordingly, reputation, in line with its usage in defamation law, is the regard or esteem in which a person is held by others.

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The IPKat

JUNE 4, 2022

Last month, the Supreme People’s Court of China (SPC) released nine Typical civil cases of judicial protection of personality rights after the promulgation of the Civil Code of China. The 5th case is relevant in defining the threshold for protection of the right of likeness. Case reference (Civil Judgment No.

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

Due to the extent of unlawful activity associated with the petitioner’s name and personality, the court granted a restraining order on 25 th November 2022 against various people and companies. What are Publicity Rights? However, Indian law has indirect references for the protection of publicity rights.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The problem is not human, but the work In fact, the whole issue is not about a person, but about a work. If someone invades your privacy, you can enforce your personality rights. Everything that is distinct from the person and serves the use of people can be protected ( ABGB § 285 ).

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SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

Typeface’ refers to the particular design of letters, numbers, marks and symbols. What we colloquially refer to as ‘font’ is actually the typeface as font changes with the size, italic, bold, and style. Shivam is a recent graduate of the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Before we begin, let me lay down the glossary for this post.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Fantasy Sports refers to an area of online gaming wherein participants put together virtual teams composed of proxies of current professional players within a league and play for points and/or money. In addition to trademarks, the players are entitled to certain rights which are covered under the arena of ‘publicity rights’.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 11, 2023

Donjinshiisa self-published fan bookthatuses the existing manga characters violating the personality rights of the characters as was established in the famous caseof V.T. They already face a hard time protecting their rights due to the already existing illegal indulgence of the fans, this will add on to their misery.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

which follow and have codified legislation on publicity rights in general for sports. sports/singapore-billionaire-acquires-ronaldo-image-rights [7] Business-standard.com/sourav-ganguly-slaps-damage-suit-on-tata-tea [i] The Constitution of India, 1950, art.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

Cable, Video & Music Piracies The illegal production and sale of videos/movies are referred to as video piracy. After reviewing similar relevant cases and precedents, the court dismissed the suit, ruling that celebrity rights cannot be granted or recognized without regard for the actual concept of The Right to Privacy.

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Privacy Law Intellectual Property Music 77

IPilogue

DECEMBER 9, 2021

However, while memes reference and communicate with one another, any changes beyond the trivial and mechanical may meet the originality threshold, even if the later work infringes the earlier. They must demonstrate only that their expression required skill and judgment. While one image or video is fixed, collections are constantly changing.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It should be emphasised, however, that these clauses do not specifically preclude arbitration, and issues relating in personal rights are arbitrable. References [i] Civil appeal No. As a result, such provisions may generate considerable misunderstanding in this field. Author: Niyati Vishwakarma, A student of BALLB(Hons.),

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Just a few days after CNIL , however, the CJEU ruled once again on the territorial scope of injunctions relating to the protection of rights online. It did so in Glawischnig-Piesczek v Facebook Ireland. All this has the potential to constrain significantly the actual scope and effectiveness of extraterritorial injunctions.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

which refer to a person’s rights to name and image. On top of that, as the case demonstrates, the public domain may receive other threats from an aggressive extension of the scope of personality rights. Setting aside the private international law aspects, the case deserves examination on two main grounds.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Author: Sonakshi Pandey, A Student at Symbiosis Law School in case of any queries please contact/write back to us at support@ipandlegalfilings.com or IP & Legal Filing References Image Rights of Famous Persons Vis-à-Vis Right to Privacy : an Analysis under the Intellectual Property Laws in India and other Countries, 5.1

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SpicyIP

MAY 3, 2023

In this regard, it’s important to distinguish reputation in the context of defamation, from the reputation limb of the integrity right. In defamation, the cause of action cannot be exercised posthumously. Thus, while evidentiary obstacles such as the above can be overcome, on a practical level, posthumous enforcement raises more questions.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Citing the agreement, the defendant requested the suit to be referred to an arbitration. The petitioner contented that Jayalalithaa’s personality rights and her family’s privacy rights should be protected and that the productions may be incorrect and misleading. Durga Trading Corporation was clarified in this case.

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

She argues that the law should broaden the definition of serious comparative advertisement (where the owner of the mark advertises his product reference to his competitor’s product based on scientific study) by allowing multiple comparisons. In this guest post , Sangita Sharma analyses the law around comparative advertisements in India.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 9, 2021

Already enacted and practically significant , but legally non-binding is the “Personal Information Security Specification” of 2020, which similarly categorises “facial recognition features” as sensitive personal information and requires explicit, unbundled consent and specific security measures.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 23, 2023

In considering whether this was a case of passing off, the court referred to Montari Overseas vs. Montari Industries Ltd. [2] The right to use the name “Arun Jaitley” vested with the plaintiff alone on account of being a well-known mark and the plaintiff’s personal right and entitlement to use his personal name.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On September 20, the Delhi High Court granted relief to film actor Anil Kapoor against the unauthorised use of his image, name, voice, and other traits of his persona for monetary gain, reinforcing his personality rights. Sarl a A Sarogi , where the Court affirmed the position on descendability of publicity rights.

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