IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2024

[Image Sources: Shutterstock] The courts have interpreted the other rights in the Constitution to give rise to a (limited) right to privacy through a number of rulings over the years, principally through Article 21 – the right to life and liberty. 2017 Justice K.S. Kheharon in the case of Justice K.S. 1998 Mr ‘X’ v.

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Privacy Personality Rights Confidentiality Law 98

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DECEMBER 30, 2023

The Court interpreted the clause on ownership of work made during a contract of service (Section 17(c)) to not apply in situations where there is a contract between equals. The Court limited the scope of Section 17(c) to apply to contracts where the relationship between the parties is akin to that of an apprenticeship.

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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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Personality Rights Privacy Social Media Intellectual Property 92

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DECEMBER 31, 2024

T Series And Another vs M/S Dreamline Reality Movies on 22 February [Punjab and Haryana High Court] The case concerned the adaptation of late Jaswinder Kaurs biography into a cinematographic film and deals with interplay of copyright with personality rights. The Rules are aimed at amending the Trade Marks Rules, 2017.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Voice Clones and Legal Tones: The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Posthumous Personality Rights Bringing the dead back from their grave? Md Sabeeh Ahmad shares his review of the book below. Council Of Architecture and Ors.

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