The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Here's what Jakub writes: Artificial Intelligence and (hopefully) the death of copyright by Jakub Wyczik* Last year, I wrote an article about how copyright law relates to creations generated by AI. Note that the Berne Convention speaks of writings, lectures, paintings or sculptures (Article 2(1)).

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

Recently, Amitabh Bachchan’s voice and his image had been used by various persons for commercial purposes without his consent. Since he is a well-known person and has publicity rights attached to his name and photographs, the infringers faced legal action. What are Publicity Rights?

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SpicyIP

JULY 17, 2023

Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law. Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law. We also came across the Delhi High Court orders on the interplay between the Patents Act and the Competition Act, and on the inheritability of personality rights. Hope you enjoy the SpicyIP Weekly review!

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SpicyIP

JULY 27, 2023

She is an IP lawyer based out of New Delhi. Previously in 2021, the plaintiff’s interim injunction application had been heard by Justice Sanjeev Narula wherein the Hon’ble Court did not deem fit to pass an injunction on the ground of descendability of publicity rights. [ This guest post is authored by Devangini Rai.

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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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SpicyIP

MAY 21, 2024

Comparing the approaches of the Courts vis a vis personality rights and the right to livelihood, we are pleased to bring to you this guest post by Aditya Bhargava. Comparing the approaches of the Courts vis a vis personality rights and the right to livelihood, we are pleased to bring to you this guest post by Aditya Bhargava.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Continuing our annual tradition of recounting the significant developments that impacted the Indian IP landscape in the year that has been, we bring you a round-up of 2021’s developments. This year, we have divided these developments into three categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact).

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

She argues that the courts are restricting traders from revealing objective facts about a rival’s product under the guise of intellectual property protection, which is open to constitutional scrutiny since the advertisements can only be restricted under Article 19(2) whereas the right to free speech under Article 19(1) extends to commercial speech.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

This is a fundamental question when it comes to ensuring the effective protection of rights, including but not limited to IP rights, on the internet. It is also a question without an easy answer, given the conflicting rights and interests that come into consideration and require to be fairly balanced.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

In addition to trademarks, the players are entitled to certain rights which are covered under the arena of ‘publicity rights’. Therefore, an integral issue that needs to be addressed is whether the personality rights of a player are infringed by using their names in fantasy sports.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This article is divided into two parts. The first part of this article explained the meaning of publicity rights and delved into the facet of legal recognition of publicity rights in jurisdictions other than India. First Part Right of Publicity Published on Mondaq. Puttaswamy (retd.) Union of India and Ors.

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