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Sports and Intellectual Property Law in India

IP and Legal Filings

The screenings once recorded as part of the broadcasting right then become a part of the broadcasters inventory, giving them full right to reproduce, as part of the agreement either on its own terms or by paying a fee to the original franchise owner.

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Personality Rights – The Power of Influence, Its Misuse and Protection

JD Supra Law

INTRODUCTION - Publicity rights play an important role in India based on the culture of celebrity worship and the importance of the name, image, and likeness of sports, television and media personalities, political figures, musicians, etc. In India, the right to publicity is recognised as a part of the right to privacy.

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Advent of AI Voice Generation and Threat to Personality Rights

IP and Legal Filings

The development of Artificial Intelligence, from being able to create edited photos to now generating deepfake videos that cannot be distinguished from real videos, has created an imminent threat to intellectual property rights and personality rights specifically. Image Sources: Shutterstock] In D.M.

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The Interplay of Personality Rights and Freedom of Expression- the Jackie Shroff’s Case’

IP and Legal Filings

However, this article will discuss the reasoning of the court with respect to relief claimed by the Plaintiff against a creator of a YouTube video who compiled the interviews of the plaintiff and depicted his personality as ‘thug life’ The plaintiff contended that such videos portrayed him in a derogatory manner. million views.

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Evolution of Personality Rights in India

IP and Legal Filings

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] Rajagopal v.

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[Guest Post] Book review: Intellectual Property Law in Nigeria: Emerging Trends, Theories And Practice

The IPKat

This book review of Intellectual Property Law in Nigeria: Emerging Trends, Theories And Practice by Desmond Oriakhogba (University of the Western Cape, South Africa) and Ifeoluwa Olubiyi (Afe Babaloloa University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria) is kindly provided by Kasim Waziri , Professor of Law at the University of Abuja, Nigeria.

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Comprehending Broadcasting Contracts and Intellectual Property Law at Crossroads

IIPRD

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.