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

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

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The issue has often arisen in the context of protecting confidential information through copyright law. Basheer’s two larger-than-law type posts: The Seed(y) Saga and Pest Policy. While there has always existed an arguable case for personality rights in India, the winning stakes have gotten higher and clearer over the years.

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

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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. Bolt Technology v. First, in Toyota v.

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