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Vempati Ravi Shankar – Facebook Copyright Dispute: Issues on Moral Rights and Posthumous Enforcement of Celebrity Rights

SpicyIP

In addition to copyright infringement, the plaintiff also claimed violation of moral rights and infringement of posthumous celebrity rights. In this post, I will explore the different considerations that the court might look into in reaching its decision about the above rights. The Right to Integrity.

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Infographic | Intellectual Property behind tattoos

Olartemoure Blog

THE ART OF TATTOOING AND COPYRIGHT Tattoos are protected by copyright laws as original works of art. This means the tattoo artist holds the exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, and display the design. TRADEMARKS AND TATTOOS Tattoos can also intersect with trademark law.

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Subjecting Free Speech to “Hero Worship”? Delhi High Court Passes Overbroad Injunction Order in Vishnu Manchu Case

SpicyIP

student at Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur and is passionate about Intellectual Property Law and Media and Entertainment Law, with a strong interest in ADR. [This post is co-authored with SpicyIP Intern Yukta Chordia. Yukta is a 4th year BA LLB (Hons.) Long post ahead.]

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

IP and Legal Filings

In India, personality rights are not formally recognised. However, the twin concepts of privacy and publicity rights are gradually evolving through judicial interpretations. The issue of safeguarding personality rights has grown in prominence because of the rising exploitation of various celebrities and renowned individuals.

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Personality Rights In India : A Statutory And Judicial Analysis

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Personality rights refer to a person’s ability to safeguard his or her identity in the context of a property or privacy right. Celebrities value these rights since their names, images, or even voices may be inappropriately used in commercials by various businesses to increase sales. Puttaswamy v.

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First duel between NFTs and copyright before the Spanish courts: NFTs 1 – Authors 0

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Mango, in turn, sustained in its defence that (i) as the rightful owner of the physical Paintings, it was entitled to display them in public, and that (ii) the creation of digital works (i.e. Therefore, the moral right of “disclosure” had already been exhausted. an exploitation that caused them no harm).

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Book review: Guidebook to Intellectual Property + discount code

The IPKat

The preface reiterates that the purpose of the book is to describe the essential nature of living IP law: "What we want is the reader to come away with a good idea of how IP works in practice." The fourth part explains copyright and related rights including performers rights and moral rights as well as confidential information.