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The Bombay High Court order of 7th March 2025, making the interim injunction in favour of Karan Johar absolute, has added more fuel to the fire of the debate over personalityrights protection. It begs us to ask: Are we heading in the right direction? [A big thanks to Praharsh for his inputs on the post.]
& Ors that has once again brought to the spotlight the debate of balancing the protection of celebrity personalityrights and the freedom of expressions and parodical use. Rights or Wrong?: Are We Going in the Correct Direction for PersonalityRights? India Pride Advisory Private Ltd. &
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Here is our recap of last weeks top IP developments including summaries of the posts on Lemleys and Hendersons paper on AI Terms of Use Restrictions, CGPDTM order on the removal of a patent agent, Delhi HC order on disclosure of a PhD and Public Interest Need in PersonalityRights cases. Anything we are missing out on?
1] And since, the creator, consumer and subject of the content are distinctly different-the potential lack of empathy or misapprehension by the consumers towards the subject, based on the creators potrayal, necessitate a discussion of the subjects privacy and personalityrights.
He also understood the power of his own story, safeguarding his image through personalityrights and exercising control over how his likeness was used. George Foreman passed away on March 21, 2025, at the age of 76. That control extended to film and television as well.
The consultation is likely to elicit strong views from both sides of the debate; some rightsholders will be dismayed at the potential weakening of their rights in a very important market for creators, whereas AI developers will want to know how any proposals will apply in practice. The consultation runs until 25 February 2025.
Wishing everyone a prosperous and a healthy new year ahead and hoping that 2025 brings in spicier IP developments to the Indian IP regime, making it a more fair, balanced and effective one! This arguably marked a significant shift in the approach of the Indian Courts on personalityrights. Happy 2025!
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