SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Vidya Drolia case laid down certain conditions for non-arbitrability of disputes and stated that grant and issue of patents and registration of trademarks were exclusive sovereign or government functions, thus making them non-arbitrable. Previously , the right had been discussed in the context of individual’s names appearing in judgments.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

The judicial reasonings ignored copyright legal provisions, applying cultural heritage law and taking a long-arm approach to cherry-picked legal norms (such as personality rights) to give significant leeway to the Italian government and cultural institutions to decide whether and to what extent reproductions of cultural heritage can be used freely.

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

Due to the extent of unlawful activity associated with the petitioner’s name and personality, the court granted a restraining order on 25 th November 2022 against various people and companies. What are Publicity Rights? However, Indian law has indirect references for the protection of publicity rights. Under this Act, Sec.

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SpicyIP

JULY 17, 2023

We also came across the Delhi High Court orders on the interplay between the Patents Act and the Competition Act, and on the inheritability of personality rights. The plaintiff further argued that he was the lawful successor to the personality rights of the late actor. Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

While AI-generated prompts streamline our daily lives, they also pose significant privacy risks. The more streamlined and personalized the responses, the more data is stored in databases, which AI then draws on to create future responses. This data can range from personal to general information. Rajagopal v. State of Tamil Nadu.

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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.

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

She notes that the most controversial provision in the new Bill is the re-introduction of revisionary powers of the Central Government to direct the CBFC Chairman to reexamine an already certified film. She highlights that the Court refused to afford post mortem protection to personality rights of the actor.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Right To Publicity- A Constitutional Right The right of publicity stems from the right of privacy. But right to privacy only came to be recognised as a fundamental right in the year 2017 in the case of Justice K.S. Publicity Rights and the Right to Privacy in India, 31.1

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Intepat

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Understanding Non-Fungible Tokens In the Metaverse The commercial ecosystem Metaverse is governed by the use of cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which leverage blockchain technology. This article will delve into the key copyright challenges associated with NFTs and their implications for the creative industry.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

T Series And Another vs M/S Dreamline Reality Movies on 22 February [Punjab and Haryana High Court] The case concerned the adaptation of late Jaswinder Kaurs biography into a cinematographic film and deals with interplay of copyright with personality rights. Kaur, the defendants cannot claim infringement of their copyrights.

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