IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 26, 2024

Recently, Bollywood Director Karan Johar [1] filed a case against the makers of “Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar” for using his name in the title of their movie without permission, this lawsuit has sparked again the debate relating to personality rights in India. Topps Chewing Gum Inc. [2]

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 29, 2024

However, this article will discuss the reasoning of the court with respect to relief claimed by the Plaintiff against a creator of a YouTube video who compiled the interviews of the plaintiff and depicted his personality as ‘thug life’ The plaintiff contended that such videos portrayed him in a derogatory manner. million views.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

Codible Ventures LLP that has initiated a judicial discussion on the protection of artists’ personality rights against the unauthorised use of their voices by AI tools. Moreover, both in the EU and the US, privacy laws also come into play alongside intellectual property protections.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Image from here Voice Clones and Legal Tones: The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Posthumous Personality Rights By Julia Anna Joseph and Snehal Khemka Generative Artificial Intelligence (“AI”), a game-changing phenomenon in modern day life creates art, plans daily tasks, analyzes data, generates music, and much more.

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AUGUST 2, 2024

Alongside winning medals for India in the 2024 Olympics, shooter Manu Bhaker is also in the news for legal notices sent on her behalf against ‘unauthorized’ congratulatory posts by different companies. Image from here Manu Bhaker’s Olympics Victory: Do Brands Violate Publicity Rights by Putting out Congratulatory Posts?

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on the repudiations against personality rights, Govt. Michael Madow, Akshat Agrawal in this three part post lists out where the justifications for these rights fall flat. This and a lot more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review.

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AUGUST 26, 2024

However, its specific emphasis on protecting certain elements of the whole scheme of copyrighted content, such as fictional characters and the distinctive personas they embody, has been a focal point, contributing substantially to the discourse surrounding the ever-expanding ambit of copyrightability as well as personality rights.

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