Intepat

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

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. Recently, the courts have also recognized the commercial right over one’s personal data as a part of intellectual property rights.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Image from here Voice Clones and Legal Tones: The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Posthumous Personality Rights By Julia Anna Joseph and Snehal Khemka Generative Artificial Intelligence (“AI”), a game-changing phenomenon in modern day life creates art, plans daily tasks, analyzes data, generates music, and much more.

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SpicyIP

MAY 21, 2024

Comparing the approaches of the Courts vis a vis personality rights and the right to livelihood, we are pleased to bring to you this guest post by Aditya Bhargava. Comparing the approaches of the Courts vis a vis personality rights and the right to livelihood, we are pleased to bring to you this guest post by Aditya Bhargava.

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Garrigues Blog

JULY 11, 2022

The Supreme Court has again ruled on the protection of the personality rights of deceased celebrities. Analyzed in conjunction with the previous Dalí judgment, this new ruling may introduce some uncertainty as to the post mortem scope of protection of such rights. La entrada A blow to image rights?: Ricardo López Alzaga.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 30, 2025

PART I] Personality Rights in Spotlight Once More!: India Pride Advisory Order Can a movie carrying the name of a personality be restrained from release citing infringement of personality rights? PART II] Personality Rights in Spotlight Once More!: Anything we are missing out on?

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 13, 2025

Here is our recap of last weeks top IP developments including summaries of the posts on Lemleys and Hendersons paper on AI Terms of Use Restrictions, CGPDTM order on the removal of a patent agent, Delhi HC order on disclosure of a PhD and Public Interest Need in Personality Rights cases. Anything we are missing out on?

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SpicyIP

JULY 9, 2021

Right to integrity stipulates that an action can be taken against ‘ distortion, mutilation, modification or other act in relation to the said work if such distortion, mutilation, modification or other act would be prejudicial to his honour or reputation’. But if it’s a personal right, then it obviously ceases with the individual’s demise.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

A sheet of paper printed with text, a digital file that stores information about the combination of colored pixels, grooves carved into a vinyl record that correspond to each sound wave. Data is any representation of information that can be processed. I believe that we should not monopolize information, as various IP rights do today.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The court accepted the Petitioner’s contention that she is a private person and held that the Respondent violated her right to privacy by taking pictures of its graduates and using it without consent. [Did Instead, it was the Petitioner who tendered the opinion in evidence without informing the court how she got hold of the Opinion.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 9, 2021

Facial information is directly identifying, unique and unchangeable for the data subjects. In the EU, the GDPR already provides numerous requirements since facial information falls under biometric and, therefore, sensitive data. The SPC Provisions categorise facial information as “biometric information”.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 23, 2022

This is a putative class action lawsuit against a people search company for allegedly misusing publicity and personality rights by displaying images contained in yearbooks. Judge Chen (of the Northern District of California) answered this question “no”. The Ninth Circuit affirms in a memorandum opinion.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2021

In a guest post , Satchit Bhogle covered the issue of infringement of personality rights. It is noted that the test for identifying infringement of personality rights is to check whether there has been unauthorised use of identity for commercial gain and if there is a likelihood of confusion. Other Developments.

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SpicyIP

JULY 27, 2023

Factual Background The case at hand involved the plaintiff seeking an interim injunction against the defendants to restrain them from using the name/likeness of the late actor unauthorizedly through the release of the impugned film amounting to infiltration of personality rights, violation of free trial, passing off et al.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2024

Other aspects of privacy include the right to one’s own body, individual autonomy, protection from state surveillance, informational self-determination, dignity, confidentiality, and the freedom to move, think, and dissent. The right to privacy must, in other words, be evaluated case-by-case.

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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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TorrentFreak

MARCH 20, 2024

Jammable is just one worrying example of AI developers encroaching on the personal rights of music creators for their own financial gain,” Musicians’ Union General Secretary Naomi Pohl says. That could very well be related to BPI’s letter.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The Delhi HC has held that the mere assertion that a thesis involves IP or holds commercial value is insufficient exempt from disclosure under the Right to Information Act, 2005. International IP Developments Brazilian judge orders global removal of Adele’s song “Million Years Ago” over plagiarism claim

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Just a few days after CNIL , however, the CJEU ruled once again on the territorial scope of injunctions relating to the protection of rights online. It did so in Glawischnig-Piesczek v Facebook Ireland. This said, the Court reviewed the CJEU decisions in CNIL and Glawischnig-Piesczek.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 12, 2024

PART I] Synthetic Singers and Voice Theft: BomHC protects Arijit Singh’s Personality Rights In a first of its kind order in India, the BHC restrains AI platforms from using likeness of famous singer Arijit Singh, finding them to prima facie infringe his personality rights. Read on below to know more.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 27, 2025

In India, most notably videos of the popular TV personality Rajat Sharma were seen circulating online where he was seen spreading misinformation, damaging his reputation as a credible journalist. The journalist sought a permanent injunction, contending the wrongful use of AI infringed IP and personality rights.

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The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

Ochoa authors Chapter 9, which is devoted to the overlaps between copyright and the rights of publicity or personality rights. The discussion revolves around the protection available for a sports league schedule, assembled by a sports website based on available information.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The suit additionally sought to get a John Doe order for safeguarding the plaintiff’s rights against future instances of infringement. The court additionally directed the Ministry of Information Technology to ensure that the respective internet service providers take down the links and websites as provided by the plaintiff.

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

She highlights that the Court refused to afford post mortem protection to personality rights of the actor. Nishtha emphasises that in determining whether the deceased possessed personality rights enforceable by his heirs, the Court based its reasoning on the intertwining between privacy and publicity rights.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

Introduction The media believes that it is their fundamental right to capture and publish all information about celebrities about matters of “public interest” or “public concern” that arise from the “Freedom of the Press” guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The issue has often arisen in the context of protecting confidential information through copyright law. 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!

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Further, the Court specifically addressed the use of social media platforms by citizens to voice their grievances and stated that such use during a crisis can in no way be termed misinformation and it noted that it would treat any clampdown on free exchange of information as contempt of court. Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2022

Personal Branding. What is Right of Publicity? Who is affected by the Right of Publicity? Personal Rights vs. Property Rights. The implications of the Right of Publicity. The two rights are often confused because they both relate to the control of an individual’s name and image.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Broadly, AI refers to the capability of performing tasks or processing information using its own intelligence, algorithms, or commands, independent of human intervention. Infringement of IPR by AI Artificial Intelligence possesses extensive datasets that enable it to process diverse information.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2021

In the Court’s view, the order granted was wide in its ambit, and did not specify or identify exactly what information was requested. The appeal board held that once it has been determined that the existence of the trade mark was not new information, the Registrar’s reliance on section 32(1)(d) of the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act was misplaced.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 4, 2024

Tejas Misra explains why and how these seemingly innocuous posts may infringe on the shooter’s personality rights. The Court reiterated that celebrities are entitled to protect facets of their personality against unauthorized commercial exploitation by third parties. Bombay High Court imposes costs worth INR 4.5

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

On top of that, as the case demonstrates, the public domain may receive other threats from an aggressive extension of the scope of personality rights. 15 B.C.). As an additional remark, this is particularly true in a situation like the one under consideration, where the work is significant for humanity at large.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The book, a follow on edition from the 2012 1st edition of Overlapping IP Rights is once again a masterclass in thinking through the oft under discussed spheres of overlaps in IP, this time with additional subject areas and updated developments. The jurisdictions analysed are the US, UK, and the European Union.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JUNE 23, 2022

“If a friend or loved one comes out to you, although you may think saying something like ‘I already knew’ or ‘it doesn’t matter’ is helpful, that's certainly displacing what you think the person is wanting from you. You should be aware that sharing that information could be a challenge for them. Recognize allyship is not about you.

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SpicyIP

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. Sarl a A Sarogi , where the Court affirmed the position on descendability of publicity rights.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

JUNE 10, 2020

When it comes to celebrities and other public figures, the laws across Canada have established various personality rights to protect these individuals from the exploitation of their image or likeness. If you would like more information about intellectual property, please feel free to reach out to MBM for a free consultation.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 29, 2024

Recent court decisions have clarified the scope of copyright in film screenplays, personality rights, and underlying works concerning content creation and licensing in broadcasting. and undoubtedly creating such content includes the distribution of any intellectual property rights to their respective authors.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Other Posts Free Certificate Course in Application of Intellectual Property Rights for Startups and Entrepreneurship [November 22- 23] Free Certificate Course in Application of Intellectual Property Rights for Startups and Entrepreneurship on November 22 and 23.

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