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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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Synthetic Singers and Voice Theft: BomHC protects Arijit Singh’s Personality Rights [PART II]

SpicyIP

Codible Ventures LLP that has initiated a judicial discussion on the protection of artists’ personality rights against the unauthorised use of their voices by AI tools. It clearly establishes that AI cannot be used to exploit celebrity personas for profit, emphasising the need for ethical use of technology.

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The clash of artistic rights: Warhol, Goldsmith, and the boundaries of copyright in Brazil and in the U.S.

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Foto de Alice Dietrich na Unsplash US Supreme Court’s Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Goldsmith et al sheds light on different perspectives of copyright law in common law and civil law countries. This brief post dives into this duality, as exampled by American and Brazilian law.

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BALANCING PUBLIC INTEREST AND CORPORATE RIGHTS: LESSONS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD V. RAMESHWARI PHOTOCOPY SERVICE CASE

Intepat

Introduction Intellectual property laws are generally divided into industrial property and copyright. While copyright is distinct from other forms of intellectual property by focusing on personal rights, its primary role is to manage and protect knowledge. certain acts that do not constitute copyright infringement.

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Journey Through “Novembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

SpicyIP

Spadika Jayaraj discussed a case where the Delhi High Court dismissed a suit by a media house accusing copyright infringement on its database of users. The issue has often arisen in the context of protecting confidential information through copyright law. E.g., see Prateek Surisetti’s post here and Niyati Prabhu’s post here.

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IP Issues in The World of Japanese Sequential Art – Manga

IIPRD

There is no question of fair use as although it is not commercially beneficial but it is neither limited to private use. However, the US Court has held Napster [2] , which was a file-sharing platform as well, guilty of infringing copyrighted materials and was denied the defence of fair use.

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What is Right of Publicity? Protect Your Name and Likeness. 2024 Update

Traverse Legal Blog

For non-celebrities, it can prevent emotional distress caused by unauthorized use of their identity. International Variations: Similar rights exist in other countries, often referred to as “personality rights” or “rights of persona.” Sony Music Entm’t, Inc. , 3d 1134, 1145 (9th Cir.