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

IP and Legal Filings

However, the twin concepts of privacy and publicity rights are gradually evolving through judicial interpretations. The right to publicity refers to the right to protect, control, and profit from one’s image, name, or likeness, and it is frequently considered as a subset of the right to privacy. In Ar un Jaitley v.

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-04-16

Barry Sookman

Mailchimp Suffers a Data Breach | Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider [link] 2022-04-11. Copyright infringement action dismissed where among other things, it was not proven that a photograph on a website… [link] 2022-04-12. What to Know; High Court Bars Use of Bitcoin as Security [link] 2022-04-11.

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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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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2021-06-12

Barry Sookman

News release: Federal, Provincial and Territorial Information and Privacy Commissioners and Ombudsman Issue Joint R… [link] 2021-06-08. Github released from privacy breach class action, Del Giudice v. Tencent ordered to pay compensation for copyright infringement [link] 2021-06-08. link] 2021-06-08.

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-05-28

Barry Sookman

Quebec Court of Appeal confirms dismissal of the first privacy class action on the merits [link] 2022-05-24. Commercial Software Licensor Has a Valid Claim for Copyright Infringement Under 28 U.S.C. Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-05-21 [link] 2022-05-22. Canadian CASL Compliance Errors [link] 2022-05-22.

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Shielding Innovation: Understanding Copyright Protection for App Developers and Their Software

Intepat

However, this flourishing industry brings forth a multitude of legal challenges, encompassing privacy concerns and intellectual property protection. It thus becomes crucial for them to safeguard their creations through effective intellectual property laws. What is copyright protection?

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-07-02

Barry Sookman

Multijurisdictional privacy class action certified [link] 2022-06-27. Justice Laddie and his Intellectual Property Cases: Of Millefeuilles and a Fish Cal… [link] 2022-06-30. Two Big Wins for Site Blocking as a Means to Counteract Online Content Piracy [link] 2022-06-27. link] 2022-06-29. link] 2022-06-30.