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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 29-August 4)

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Tejas Misra explains why and how these seemingly innocuous posts may infringe on the shooter’s personality rights. The plaintiff placed 21 exhibits on record including the screenshots of the defendant infringing upon the plaintiff’s rights over Youtube and several other documents proving their rights.

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Africa IP Highlights #3: Patents and reforms in IP policy, legislation and administration

The IPKat

It entailed an impermissible blanket search for documents. The court concluded that the Anton Piller order sought and obtained was not justified by evidence of the existence of specific vital documents, and did not identify the documentation to be seized with the necessary specificity.

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Delhi High Court grants interim protection to Amitabh Bachchan against unauthorised use of his voice, photos & likeness

Selvam & Selvam Blog

6, Raghu Sharma, is the registrant of the website www.amitabhbachchan.com, while defendant no. 8, Mahesh Patel is the registrant of the domain name www.amitabhbachchan.in The suit additionally sought to get a John Doe order for safeguarding the plaintiff’s rights against future instances of infringement. Defendant no.

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The Interaction of Intellectual Property with Data Privacy in the Realm of Artificial Intelligence

Intepat

Recently, the courts have also recognized the commercial right over one’s personal data as a part of intellectual property rights. These commercial rights, also known as personality rights, seek to protect the personal data of celebrities from potential misuse. Rajagopal v. State of Tamil Nadu.

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

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Meanwhile, there was a case where the Delhi High Court struck down Section 24(5) of the Plant Varieties Act which which allowed the registrar to issue interim directions against third-party abuse during the plant variety registration process. Speaking of late movie stars, one may wonder about the posthumous enforcement of celebrity rights.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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[Delhi High Court] On September 20, the Delhi High Court granted relief to film actor Anil Kapoor against the unauthorised use of his image, name, voice, and other traits of his persona for monetary gain, reinforcing his personality rights. Sarl a A Sarogi , where the Court affirmed the position on descendability of publicity rights.

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Copyright Challenges with Non-Fungible Tokens

Intepat

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.