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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog
JUNE 10, 2020
We live in the digital age of smartphones and social media, where the large scale capturing and sharing of photographs has become a global run-of-the-mill form of communication and expression. The rights in these photographs are typically subject to the licensing schemes of the various social media platforms to which they are posted.
Intepat
MAY 16, 2023
A fraudulent lottery-winning message with Amitabh Bachchan’s voice from KBC was viral through various social media platforms and many people fell into this trap. Subsequently, Amitabh Bachchan filed a suit in the court claiming a violation of publicity rights. What are Publicity Rights?
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SpicyIP
JANUARY 2, 2022
Both suits were filed before the 2012 amendment to the Copyright Act. Further, given that the 2012 amendment does not have a retrospective effect, the Court held that the amendment has no effect on the legal position. The Supreme Court also touched upon issues relating to Covid drug procurement through importation.
IIPRD
AUGUST 29, 2024
Recent court decisions have clarified the scope of copyright in film screenplays, personality rights, and underlying works concerning content creation and licensing in broadcasting. 1] Darling Kate, Contracting About the Future, Copyright and New Media, 10 Nw.J. & Intell., HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt.
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.
SpicyIP
MAY 20, 2024
The plaintiff alleged that the defendant not only manufactures the impugned product but also promotes the same on social media. Vodafone on the other hand argued that the memorandum of settlement it executed with Saregama permitted it to use the sound recordings in question. The Peppy Stores & Ors.
IP and Legal Filings
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
ABSTRACT There has been a dramatic increase in the commercial use of celebrity personalities by people not authorized to do so compared to the earlier times. Protecting personality rights has become a growing problem in India due to deepfakes, morphed pictures, etc. Interesting right? Puttaswamy v.
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