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John Doe Order Issued Against “Taarak Mehta” Infringers: Revisiting the Rights Vested in Fictional Characters

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However, its specific emphasis on protecting certain elements of the whole scheme of copyrighted content, such as fictional characters and the distinctive personas they embody, has been a focal point, contributing substantially to the discourse surrounding the ever-expanding ambit of copyrightability as well as personality rights.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 16 – 22)

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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. News from India.

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Deepfakes and Personality Rights: The Need for codifying Personality Rights.

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1] And since, the creator, consumer and subject of the content are distinctly different-the potential lack of empathy or misapprehension by the consumers towards the subject, based on the creators potrayal, necessitate a discussion of the subjects privacy and personality rights.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

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The decisions in the first category , i.e., Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact) reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem etc.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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The decisions in the first category, i.e., Top 10 IP Cases/Judgements (Topicality/Impact) reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem etc.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 13- May 19) 

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on 10 May, 2024 (Delhi High Court) The defendant filed an application seeking cost of litigation from the plaintiff. The Court expressly held that ownership of copyright by producers does not limit the composers copyright. Case Summaries Dolphin Mart Private Limited v. Avenue Supermarts Limited & Anr. The Peppy Stores & Ors.

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Book Review: Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights (Second Edition)

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With a focus on EU and US approaches to the issue, Musker suggests arguments that may be useful to litigants in similar situations. Ochoa authors Chapter 9, which is devoted to the overlaps between copyright and the rights of publicity or personality rights.