SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2021

PV Sindhu’s Olympics Victory: How Non-Sponsors Skirt the Law by ‘Congratulating’ Athletes. In a guest post , Satchit Bhogle covered the issue of infringement of personality rights. The post covers the prevailing precedents on the matter. You can read our posts on the report here , here , here , here and here.

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SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

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. Debunking the ‘no copyright for fonts’ Argument. This is perhaps why fonts cannot be copyrighted in the US. Conclusion.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 27, 2021

This is achieved by understanding the parallels between publicity right and trademark law. Further, the application of a publicity right requires checks and balances which is explained through exceptions derived from copyright law.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

If you’re selling your personality rights, make sure you understand the implications!!! Because copyright law lets me, I’m reproducing the dog treats recipe below. Case citation : Coscarelli v. Esquared Hosp. , 18-CV-5943 (JMF) (S.D.N.Y. The CourtListener page. The operative First Amended Complaint , para.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Highlights of the Week ANI vs OpenAI: Indias Copyright Act is outdated. India’s copyright law does not envision an exception permitting LLM trainings from copyrighted materials. Additionally, it is right-holder centric favouring authors and encouraging them to control the use of their works in new markets.

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The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

The second edition offers revised, or wholly rewritten chapters to the overlaps discussed in the first edition so as to reflect recent developments, as well as to include new chapters (the overlap between privacy and copyright law; privacy and secrecy; trademarks certification marks and collective marks; and IP and traditional knowledge).

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 10, 2025

The current statute provides protection of these celebrity rights under trademark law, copyright law as well as passing off action for infringing the said rights. Personality Rights: Personality is an attribute through which an individual is recognized in the society, depending upon the talent they possess.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 27, 2025

In India, most notably videos of the popular TV personality Rajat Sharma were seen circulating online where he was seen spreading misinformation, damaging his reputation as a credible journalist. The journalist sought a permanent injunction, contending the wrongful use of AI infringed IP and personality rights.

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Olartemoure Blog

JULY 17, 2024

Tattoos are not just body art; they are unique expressions of personal identity. THE ART OF TATTOOING AND COPYRIGHT Tattoos are protected by copyright laws as original works of art. When a tattoo design is created and inked onto skin, it automatically gains copyright protection.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

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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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

On top of that, as the case demonstrates, the public domain may receive other threats from an aggressive extension of the scope of personality rights. 15 B.C.). As an additional remark, this is particularly true in a situation like the one under consideration, where the work is significant for humanity at large.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

There is one titled “Overlaps between Copyright, Rights of Publicity, and Personality Rights” authored by Tyler T. The chapter is, for the most part, a jurisdictional study on the overlap between copyright, publicity, rights, and personality rights.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Case Study 2- Cristiano Ronaldo (6) In mid-June of 2015, Cristiano Ronaldo sells his image rights to Peter Lim, who is the owner of Mint Media Company and opposing La Liga club Valencia.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Part Two: This part is the core of this work as it lays out in chapters 3-9 many of the emerging issues in IP law such as the protection of plant varieties, traditional knowledge, TCEs, GR and GIs, personality rights, among others. The book analyzed the new Copyright Act 2022 and highlighted the novel provisions therein.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

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.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

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. Firstly, both Brazilian and American legislation stipulate that the creator of a work holds copyright over it.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 11, 2023

Image Sources: Shutterstock] ‘Donjishi’ is another form of copyright infringement of a manga creator. Donjinshiisa self-published fan bookthatuses the existing manga characters violating the personality rights of the characters as was established in the famous caseof V.T.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 9, 2024

Group III: Others, like China’s 3d amendment to Chinese copyright law. Other circumstances as provided by laws and administrative regulations”—allowed limitations and exceptions. A: we do think there’s enough case law for fair use, but what’s unclear is the interface b/t input and output.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

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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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 11, 2022

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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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2024

International Variations: Similar rights exist in other countries, often referred to as “personality rights” or “rights of persona.” ” Your Right of Publicity, Name and Likeness A claim for violation of Right of Publicity can be either statutory or common law and varies state by state.

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

Due to the extent of unlawful activity associated with the petitioner’s name and personality, the court granted a restraining order on 25 th November 2022 against various people and companies. What are Publicity Rights? Additionally, Sec. Under this Act, Sec.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 23, 2024

As a result, the method of Voice Cloning begs important issues about its legality and whether it can be copyrighted as listeners attempt to distinguish between the voices. Image Sources: Shutterstock] Original works of authorship fixed in a physical medium of expression are safeguarded by Indian copyright law. According to R.G.

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Music Copyright Personality Rights Technology 59

SpicyIP

MAY 3, 2023

are typically objected to on the grounds of personality rights (publicity rights, celebrity rights, by other names), privacy and (to a limited extent) defamation. This is coupled with a dismal lack of awareness of rights (especially of the non-economic kind) available under copyright law amongst authors in India.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Jakub Wyczik (University of Silesia in Katowice) on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the application of copyright subsistence criteria. If someone competes unfairly with you, there is unfair competition law.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. The Court delineated instances like parody and satire where free speech in the context of well-known persons may be protected.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The petitioner contented that Jayalalithaa’s personality rights and her family’s privacy rights should be protected and that the productions may be incorrect and misleading. In ‘congratulating’ newsmakers , advertisers open themselves up to accusations of unauthorizedly infringing on personality rights.

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43(B)log

APRIL 3, 2025

The study provides evidence for the personality-rights theory of copyright law, predominant in continental Europe, which emphasizes a close personal bond between creators and their creations.

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Artwork Copyright Law Personality Rights Art 52

Intepat

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The issue involved in the case was whether the use of names and images of sportspersons to create digital player cards is a violation of their privacy and publicity rights. Issues Pertaining to the Use of NFTs in Copyright Firstly, there is no legislation to regulate the NFTs in India.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 17, 2024

Recognizing Karan Johar’s personality rights, the Bombay High Court grants an interim injunction to the director, restraining the release of the film “Shaadi ke Director Karan aur Johar”. Youtube removes Chahat Fateh Ali Khan’s recent song “Bado Badi” over copyright infringement.

Designs 59

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Weve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so its a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. The decision by Punjab and Haryana High Court is also notable for explicitly stating that one needs to be a celebrity to be able to claim personality rights.

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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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