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

IP and Legal Filings

The issue of safeguarding personality rights has grown in prominence because of the rising exploitation of various celebrities and renowned individuals. The personality rights in India are generally enforced in the context of Intellectual Property Laws. Ammini Amma and Ors., Baby Gift House & Ors.

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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

JIPL Online

x] In fact, on the contrary, memes can operate as a source of marketing and a way to garner interest in creative works in a funny, generationally relevant way. xi] There are countless articles and marketing studies directing corporations on how to market via memes to reach the maximum level of engagement. 29, 2013), [link]. [ii]

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Copyright Protection of Photographs: a Comparative Analysis Between France, Germany and Italy

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This contribution is based on a paper published in 44 European Intellectual Property Law Review 595 (2022). . As is known, originality has always been the essential requirement of copyright law, and only works that show some minimum amount of this attribute usually fall within the scope of protection.

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The concept of quotation according to the Italian Supreme Court: yet another example of the failure in the harmonization of EU copyright exceptions

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Schifano’s heirs sued again the Foundation, claiming violation of their economic and moral rights over the works. First, the Corte di Cassazione argued that the quotation exception provision, per definition, allows only partial reproductions of protected works. Relationship with the CJEU case law: a step back in time?

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Anil Kapoor Vs Simply Life India & Ors: An Unwavering Assurance In Safeguarding Personality Rights Against Ai

IP and Legal Filings

Protecting personality rights has become a growing problem in India due to deepfakes, morphed pictures, etc. In between these problems came Delhi High Court’s judgement in favour of Anil Kapoor wanting to get personality rights. This is called personality merchandising or ” marketing of one’s persona.

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[Guest post] Could your beliefs about copyright be protected under the Equality Act?

The IPKat

The Equality Act does not define religion or belief , with the explanatory note making clear belief has a broad definition , and one consistent with the rights guaranteed under Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights. In 2015 she commenced work at Mulberry as a Market Support Assistant.