SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

With further ado, here’s what I found in Novembers: Database Protection in India: Since Prof Basheer’s 2005 post about the inaccurate implication of the theft of data as copyright infringement, to 2023, not much seems to have changed. The issue has often arisen in the context of protecting confidential information through copyright law.

Personality Rights 59

Personality Rights IP Licensing Copyright 59

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.

Personality Rights 64

Personality Rights Privacy Social Media Copyright 64

SpicyIP

JULY 13, 2021

Among the many grounds was the court’s refusal to afford post mortem protection to personality rights of the actor. I shall specifically be dealing with the contention around publicity rights. The plaintiffs’ claim which demanded recognition of post mortem rights thereby did not find favour with the court.

Privacy 105

Privacy Personality Rights Moral Rights Copyright 105

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. While delineating the rights of the parties, the Court held that R.D Thus clarifying that copyright in the screenplay exists independently of the copyright in the film.

IP 112

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 112