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Recipes Aren’t Copyrightable, No Matter How “Exciting” They Are–Coscarelli v. Esquared

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Her inability to control social media accounts referencing her reminded me of the Hayley Paige Gutman litigation , and I will say more about this issue when I blog the JW Dant bourbon case. If you’re selling your personality rights, make sure you understand the implications!!! Some Related Blog Posts.

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What Do You “Meme” That’s Copyrightable?

IPilogue

As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. This may become tricky in the context of social media, as memes only become popular by copying and reposting. It’s no secret that memes have taken the internet by storm. Is Infringement Even Possible Then? According to s.3(1)

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 18- September 24)

SpicyIP

Look no further as we present to you the SpicyIP Weekly Review, highlighting the discussions that took place on the blog along with other IP news. Ltd vs Poi Social Media Pvt. Wondering what IP developments took place last week? Lokesh discusses the case in this short tidbit post. Humans Of Bombay Stories Pvt. Emami Ltd.

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Publicity Rights: An analysis of Amitabh Bachchan V. Rajat Nagi & Ors.

Intepat

A fraudulent lottery-winning message with Amitabh Bachchan’s voice from KBC was viral through various social media platforms and many people fell into this trap. Subsequently, Amitabh Bachchan filed a suit in the court claiming a violation of publicity rights. What are Publicity Rights?

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Anil Kapoor Vs Simply Life India & Ors: An Unwavering Assurance In Safeguarding Personality Rights Against Ai

IP and Legal Filings

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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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

SpicyIP

The plaintiff was granted, through an agreement, an exclusive non-transferable, non-assignable license for selling, supplying, and distributing the defendant’s brands in domestic and international markets. The significance of the report and its issues have been extensively covered on the blog here.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 13- November 19)

SpicyIP

Here are our summaries of the blog posts published last week along with the summaries of some interesting orders from different courts. A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court to hear appeal against the Single Judge order in the Sushant Singh Rajput personality rights case. Anything we are missing out on?