Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

A fraudulent lottery-winning message with Amitabh Bachchan’s voice from KBC was viral through various social media platforms and many people fell into this trap. Subsequently, Amitabh Bachchan filed a suit in the court claiming a violation of publicity rights. What are Publicity Rights?

Brands 98

Brands Branding Branding Personality Rights 98

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

ABSTRACT There has been a dramatic increase in the commercial use of celebrity personalities by people not authorized to do so compared to the earlier times. Protecting personality rights has become a growing problem in India due to deepfakes, morphed pictures, etc. Interesting right? Puttaswamy v.

Personality Rights 73

Personality Rights Privacy Social Media Copyright 73

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Though the parties were able to reach an agreement and the defendant removed the hoarding and other posts on social media sites, considering the question of whether such a use would fall under Section 52 or not, the court posted the matter for further hearing on February 2.

Intellectual Property 59

Intellectual Property Journalism Patent Application Social Media 59

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The plaintiff was granted, through an agreement, an exclusive non-transferable, non-assignable license for selling, supplying, and distributing the defendant’s brands in domestic and international markets. In ‘congratulating’ newsmakers , advertisers open themselves up to accusations of unauthorizedly infringing on personality rights.

IP 142

IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 142

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On September 20, the Delhi High Court granted relief to film actor Anil Kapoor against the unauthorised use of his image, name, voice, and other traits of his persona for monetary gain, reinforcing his personality rights. Sarl a A Sarogi , where the Court affirmed the position on descendability of publicity rights.

IP 120

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 120

SpicyIP

AUGUST 12, 2024

PART I] Synthetic Singers and Voice Theft: BomHC protects Arijit Singh’s Personality Rights In a first of its kind order in India, the BHC restrains AI platforms from using likeness of famous singer Arijit Singh, finding them to prima facie infringe his personality rights. Read on below to know more.

Trademark 94

Trademark Personality Rights Registration Business 94

IPilogue

DECEMBER 9, 2021

This may become tricky in the context of social media, as memes only become popular by copying and reposting. While the protection of memes remains unclear and unresolved, plaintiffs can claim copyright, trademark, and personality rights in the underlying images. Is Infringement Even Possible Then? According to s.3(1)

Copyright 89

Copyright Artistic Work Copying Intellectual Property 89

Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

JUNE 10, 2020

We live in the digital age of smartphones and social media, where the large scale capturing and sharing of photographs has become a global run-of-the-mill form of communication and expression. The rights in these photographs are typically subject to the licensing schemes of the various social media platforms to which they are posted.

Privacy 52

Privacy Social Media Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Law 52