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The Interplay of Personality Rights and Freedom of Expression- the Jackie Shroff’s Case’

IP and Legal Filings

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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Personality Rights : Through The Glasses Of IPR

IP and Legal Filings

Every day we come across many such influencers and celebrities endorsing products wherein the personality of an individual is traded either by validation or without. Living in an era where influential personalities are reverenced, fortifying Personality Rights from any such misuse is a must. PERSONALITY RIGHT.

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Traditional Tattoos on the Red Carpet: Continuing the Conversation of Collective Ownership

IPilogue

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws.

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What Do You “Meme” That’s Copyrightable?

IPilogue

Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. The etymology of the word may make sense, but can the same image be copied over and over without intellectual property repercussions? Copyrighting a Meme. Artistic Work.

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IP Issues in The World of Japanese Sequential Art – Manga

IIPRD

Image Sources: Shutterstock] ‘Donjishi’ is another form of copyright infringement of a manga creator. Donjinshiisa self-published fan bookthatuses the existing manga characters violating the personality rights of the characters as was established in the famous caseof V.T. million JPY ($13,500 USD).

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“Main Ladega”-The Fight Between Protection of Intellectual Property and Expressive Content

SpicyIP

In light of the ongoing dispute between the makers of the motion picture “Main Ladega” and the National Boxing Championship over the alleged use of the latter’s logo in the film, SpicyIP intern Sumedh Gadham discusses whether such use would amount to trademark or copyright infringement.