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

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. The Supreme Court’s opinion. Neither was article 8.2,

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Alleging infringement of his moral rights, misappropriation of his personality rights, defamation, unfair competition, and passing off, Manchu filed the present suit seeking directions from the Court to take down the content by these Youtubers and John Doe(s).

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Personality Rights Moral Rights Privacy Intellectual Property Law 87

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In August, the Constitution and Human Rights Division of the High Court of Kenya issued a decision on the question of image rights and its relationship with privacy rights and data protection laws in Kenya. Background The Petitioner, Wanjiru was an alumna of the respondent, Machakos University. Paragraph 31].

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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’. Here, there was no discussion if privacy survives an individual’s death.

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McBayer IP Blog

AUGUST 17, 2021

Posted In Intellectual Property , Name, Image, and Likeness , Publicity Rights Believe it or not, there are no federal statutes or case laws protecting your exclusive right to the use of your name, image, and likeness (NIL) or any other defining factor of your identity, such as your voice or signature.

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Television Personality Rights Intellectual Property Privacy 52

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. Another new chapter is “ Trade Secrets and Privacy” by Maximilian Becker.

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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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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. Related posts : “ Amazon Can’t Force Arbitration of Minors’ Privacy Claims Based on Alexa Recordings–BF v. The Ninth Circuit affirms in a memorandum opinion.

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Privacy Contracts Personality Rights Litigation 111

The IPKat

AUGUST 9, 2021

On the one hand, there are privacy and data protection concerns, as this is a particularly intrusive form of data processing. Facial information is directly identifying, unique and unchangeable for the data subjects. The SPC Provisions categorise facial information as “biometric information”.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

It is also a question without an easy answer, given the conflicting rights and interests that come into consideration and require to be fairly balanced. 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.

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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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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

OCTOBER 28, 2024

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. On the other hand, critics point out that there are no significant disincentives, such as criminal penalties, for providing inaccurate information in NFT metadata.

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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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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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The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

The second edition offers revised, or wholly rewritten chapters to the overlaps discussed in the first edition so as to reflect recent developments, as well as to include new chapters (the overlap between privacy and copyright law; privacy and secrecy; trademarks certification marks and collective marks; and IP and traditional knowledge).

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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. PRIVACY RIGHTS In Canada, individuals have the right to a reasonable expectation of privacy.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Image from here [Part II] The Right to Publicity: 31 Years Since Madow’s Scathing Verdict, Yet…… The Show Must Go On? “It Protects Them From Exploitation” The Claim : Capitalizing on celebrities’ identity subjects their personality rights to potential abuse and jeopardizes their career and livelihood.

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