The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Wanjiru argued that the motive of using the photograph was commercial gain seeing as people would pay to take the advertised courses and that the use of her image resulted in people assuming that there was an employment or a brand ambassador contract between the parties when there was none. Paragraph 43]. It was for this reason (i.e.,

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 20, 2024

Jammable is just one worrying example of AI developers encroaching on the personal rights of music creators for their own financial gain,” Musicians’ Union General Secretary Naomi Pohl says. That could very well be related to BPI’s letter.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 10, 2025

This very curiosity of the people results in the media exploiting their freedom of speech and infringing upon the rights of the celebrities by capitalizing on their name and fame that they have toiled day and night to achieve. But it is not incumbent for a celebrity to be a performer for them to be entitled to protection of their rights.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2022

Personal Branding. What is Right of Publicity? Who is affected by the Right of Publicity? Personal Rights vs. Property Rights. The implications of the Right of Publicity. Let’s start by discussing personal branding. What is the Right of Publicity?

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The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

Ochoa authors Chapter 9, which is devoted to the overlaps between copyright and the rights of publicity or personality rights. The discussion revolves around the protection available for a sports league schedule, assembled by a sports website based on available information. Chapter 15, authored by Mark V.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

Introduction The media believes that it is their fundamental right to capture and publish all information about celebrities about matters of “public interest” or “public concern” that arise from the “Freedom of the Press” guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 4, 2024

Manu Bhaker’s Olympics Victory: Do Brands Violate Publicity Rights by Putting out Congratulatory Posts? Tejas Misra explains why and how these seemingly innocuous posts may infringe on the shooter’s personality rights. Bombay High Court imposes costs worth INR 4.5

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 26, 2024

Recently, Bollywood Director Karan Johar [1] filed a case against the makers of “Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar” for using his name in the title of their movie without permission, this lawsuit has sparked again the debate relating to personality rights in India. Topps Chewing Gum Inc. [2] Rajagopal v.

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SpicyIP

JULY 9, 2021

Right to integrity stipulates that an action can be taken against ‘ distortion, mutilation, modification or other act in relation to the said work if such distortion, mutilation, modification or other act would be prejudicial to his honour or reputation’. But if it’s a personal right, then it obviously ceases with the individual’s demise.

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

She highlights that the Court refused to afford post mortem protection to personality rights of the actor. Nishtha emphasises that in determining whether the deceased possessed personality rights enforceable by his heirs, the Court based its reasoning on the intertwining between privacy and publicity rights.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

In this month’s edition, he looks into topics including the Plant Variety Registry, different tales of/ takes on personality rights, and multiple leaks of key documents and their contribution in law-making. vs The Controller of Patents & Anr. 6 of the Biological Diversity Act. . & Pharmacyclics LLC & Anr.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On September 20, the Delhi High Court granted relief to film actor Anil Kapoor against the unauthorised use of his image, name, voice, and other traits of his persona for monetary gain, reinforcing his personality rights. Sarl a A Sarogi , where the Court affirmed the position on descendability of publicity rights.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

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. If a sub-brand performs the function, as Asava possibly does in this case, it must be treated as a trademark.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Image from here [Part II] The Right to Publicity: 31 Years Since Madow’s Scathing Verdict, Yet…… The Show Must Go On? “It Protects Them From Exploitation” The Claim : Capitalizing on celebrities’ identity subjects their personality rights to potential abuse and jeopardizes their career and livelihood.

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