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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Technology Privacy Law Litigation 128

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.

Personality Rights 45

Personality Rights Editing Trademark Blogging 45

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.

Privacy 116

Privacy Contracts Personality Rights Litigation 116

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.

Law 142

Law Privacy IP Personality Rights 142

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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Intellectual Property Editing Privacy Moral Rights 90

IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 10, 2025

This grants celebrities to capitalize on their brand value and at the same time protect it under the realm of privacy rights. Celebrity rights are in a way paradoxical in nature are they form a combination of publicity, personality and privacy rights.

Personality Rights 52

Personality Rights Privacy Intellectual Property Journalism 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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Editing Intellectual Property Privacy IP 80

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.

Privacy 52

Privacy Social Media Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Law 52

IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 27, 2025

The journalist sought a permanent injunction, contending the wrongful use of AI infringed IP and personality rights. These uncanny and exact replications of celebrity voices and visuals lead to a world of problems not just from a privacy point of view, but in general IP as well. With AI, this aspect has been eradicated.

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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.

Personality Rights 52

Personality Rights Brands Branding Branding 52

IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 26, 2024

Recently, Bollywood Director Karan Johar [1] filed a case against the makers of “Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar” for using his name in the title of their movie without permission, this lawsuit has sparked again the debate relating to personality rights in India. Topps Chewing Gum Inc. [2]

Personality Rights 52

Personality Rights Privacy Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property 52

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.

Privacy 98

Privacy Personality Rights Blogging Publishing 98

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.

Moral Rights 98

Moral Rights Privacy Personality Rights Copyright 98

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.

Personality Rights 45

Personality Rights Privacy Art Music 45

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.

Personality Rights 97

Personality Rights Copyright Patent Copyright Infringement 97

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,

Personality Rights 52

Personality Rights Cease and Desist Social Media Advertising 52

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.

Non-Fungible Tokens 105

Non-Fungible Tokens Advertising Advertising Intellectual Property 105

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.

Copyright 138

Copyright Derivative Work Music Copying 138

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.

Television 52

Television Personality Rights Intellectual Property Privacy 52

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.

IP 143

IP Intellectual Property Trademark Copyright 143

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).

Personality Rights 104

Personality Rights Moral Rights Privacy Intellectual Property Law 104

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.

Non-Fungible Tokens 52

Non-Fungible Tokens Copyright Contracts Ownership 52

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.

IP 105

IP Invention Patent Copyright 105

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.

Privacy 63

Privacy False Advertising Personality Rights Branding 63