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Sports and Intellectual Property Law in India

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Within India, the sports market is able to thrive due to the extensive laws. The internet era has lead to an increase of IP in the sports sphere, but has also lead to negative aspects such as cybersquatting, which although does not have a specific remedy, can be quashed using existing trademark law.

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

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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

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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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Fonts & Typefaces: Are they Copyrightable? 

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This post only deals with copyrightability of fonts from artistic work perspective and does not explore the copyrightability of fonts as code or literary works. The legal position in India is that fonts do not enjoy copyright protection under its copyright law, i.e. under the Copyright Act, 1957 (page 5).

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Media Laws, Rights & Privacy Of Celebrities

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Licensing It denotes that the film is based on a previously published novel, book, or artistic work. After reviewing similar relevant cases and precedents, the court dismissed the suit, ruling that celebrity rights cannot be granted or recognized without regard for the actual concept of The Right to Privacy.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 3 – March 9)

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Highlights Moving Towards a Wrongful Obtainment Standard Part I Wrongful obtainment is a less explored area of patent law in the Indian context. Assessing these orders, Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan looks at the UK Patent law to discuss its relevance in streamlining the wrongful obtainment analysis in India.

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What Do You “Meme” That’s Copyrightable?

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Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. In Canada, copyright protection is afforded to every original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic work that is fixed. Artistic Work. Shayna Jan is a 3L J.D.