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Commercializing the Personalities of the Dead: The Dangers of the Posthumous Market

IPilogue

In 2020, a South Korean television and radio network, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, released a documentary that revealed one family’s journey in recreating their 7-year-old deceased daughter, Na-Yeon, through the technology of virtual reality (“VR”). In the case of Na-Yeon, her personality rights were used to recreate her VR persona. .

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Life, Liberty, Happiness, and…Personality? What to Know about Your Publicity Rights

McBayer IP Blog

Posted In Intellectual Property , Name, Image, and Likeness , Publicity Rights Believe it or not, there are no federal statutes or case laws protecting your exclusive right to the use of your name, image, and likeness (NIL) or any other defining factor of your identity, such as your voice or signature.

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Delhi High Court grants interim protection to Amitabh Bachchan against unauthorised use of his voice, photos & likeness

Selvam & Selvam Blog

Another defendant, Rana Partab Singh has been alleged to circulate messages through the popular platform Whatsapp wherein the actor’s photograph was used to deceive members of the general public into believing that they had won the lottery on the popular television show Kaun Banega Crorepati (wherein the plaintiff is the host). Defendant no.

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IP Issues in The World of Japanese Sequential Art – Manga

IIPRD

IP ISSUES CREATED BY THE MANGA FAN BASE Due to the growing interest of the world inMangas several rights of a manga-ka are challenged. 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.

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Media Laws, Rights & Privacy Of Celebrities

IP and Legal Filings

Krishna Kishore Singh stated in court that no book, film, or television series based on his son’s life should be made without his permission.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 13- November 19)

SpicyIP

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court to hear appeal against the Single Judge order in the Sushant Singh Rajput personality rights case. VIII, Issue I [Submit by January 7, 2024] NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication for its upcoming issue.

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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. The court found prima facie case against the defendants passed injunction restraining use of said tools.