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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

However, the announcement was made through a social media post by the Minister and no official statement has been published on the website. The unauthorized commercial exploitation of Late Ratan Tatas name and image was also recognized as a violation of personality rights. Read for more on this update!

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AUGUST 4, 2024

Tejas Misra explains why and how these seemingly innocuous posts may infringe on the shooter’s personality rights. It was submitted that the Plaintiff’s platform uses real money and misrepresentation by the defendant could cause harm to the Plaintiff. Terex India Private Limited vs Cde Asia Ltd. &

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

From Big-B Baritone to Anil Kapoor’s Jhakaas, the life of Personality rights : Since Shouvik’s 2010 post about Amitabh Bachhan’s concern over the use of his voice to sell Gutka (an addictive substance), we have come to a long way! Speaking of late movie stars, one may wonder about the posthumous enforcement of celebrity rights.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The defendant argued that since the plaintiff’s work was exhibited in public its reproduction will fall under the ambit of fair use. A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court to hear appeal against the Single Judge order in the Sushant Singh Rajput personality rights case.

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DECEMBER 30, 2023

[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. Acko General Insurance. Delhi High Court passed an interesting order in Anubhav Jain v.

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2024

For non-celebrities, it can prevent emotional distress caused by unauthorized use of their identity. International Variations: Similar rights exist in other countries, often referred to as “personality rights” or “rights of persona.” Sony Music Entm’t, Inc. , 3d 1134, 1145 (9th Cir.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 27, 2024

In recent times, the Delhi High Court has been spewing out decisions involving the Personality Rights of celebrities. We had the Anil Kapoor decision last year and similar rulings followed in 2024 dealing with the rights of Jackie Shroff , Vishnu Manchu , Arijit Singh.

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