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The Interplay of Personality Rights and Freedom of Expression- the Jackie Shroff’s Case’

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Certain sections like 2(qq) and 38, define a “performer” and specify whether a person’s personality falls under the definition of a performer, under which a performer’s right may be asserted, hence prohibiting the unapproved marketing of a performer’s work. Ammini Amma and Ors.,

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

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We have already traversed through Junes , Julys , Augusts , Septembers , Octobers , Novembers , Decembers , and shared some stories like Rahul Cherian’s Legacy, 2010’s International Efforts on Pandemics, Corruption in IP Offices, Law Making via Leaked Documents, etc. Then, Arundathi Venkataraman discussed the topic using the case of Garcia v.

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

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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.

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

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However, the organization, disregarding the moral rights element here , refused to acknowledge the request stating that there exists no individual authorship and that they had given all the rights to NCERT when the committee was terminated. Acko General Insurance.

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