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Personality Rights In India : A Statutory And Judicial Analysis

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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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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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Infographic | Intellectual Property behind tattoos

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This means the tattoo artist holds the exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, and display the design. COMMISSIONED TATTOOS AND OWNERSHIP When commissioning a tattoo, clients pay for the service, not the copyright. MORAL RIGHTS AND TATTOOS Moral rights protect artists’ personal and reputational interests.

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

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[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

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Book Review: Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights (Second Edition)

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Ochoa authors Chapter 9, which is devoted to the overlaps between copyright and the rights of publicity or personality rights. Being taken from an actual instance of Canadian litigation, the hypothetical allows Sundara Rajan to address differences in treatment of moral rights between civil law and common law countries.

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IPSC Breakout 5 Comparative Approaches

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AI and Authorship Margaritha Windisch, Unveiling the Bond Between Artists and Their Work: A Vignette Study Personality rights theory of ©: bond between artist and work/work is part of the personal sphere of the creator and part of their personal identity. Strong emphasis on moral rights in continental Europe.