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Telugu Actor Manchu Vishnu gets a John Doe Order to prevent misuse of his Name, voice and Likeness

The Delhi High Court granted Telugu actor Manchu Vishnu an interim injunction, barring content creators from unauthorized use of his name, image, and voice. The Court ordered the removal of defamatory content and directed YouTube to identify infringing accounts.

Google and Youtube Lose Copyright Infringement Battle,Liam Hemsworth Sued for Copyright Infringement,Diego Maradona Cries Foul Against Dolce and Gabbana and more

Google and Youtube Lose Copyright Infringement Battle; Disney and Lucas film Sue Mouseprint Media LLC for Copyright Infringement; Bella Hadid Sued for Posting Infringing Pictures;...

Meghan Markle Sues Newspaper, Google Refuses to Pay French Publishers, Tech Giants to Face Another Antitrust Inquiry and more

Meghan Markle Sues Newspaper; Google Refuses to Pay French Publishers; Telegram Facing PIL to Ban App; FPIs Oppose Localisation Norms for Data Protection; Tech Giants...

CASE Act, Publicity Rights Suit Against Facebook and Reddit, and more

Chhichhore Leaked on Tamilrockers, Netflix Faces Third Suit over Fyre Festival Documentary, German News Publisher Sues Google for Non-Payment, Nintendo Seeking Damages from Infringing Website,...

Personality Rights in India – Part II

This post was first published on 26th June, 2014. Justification for Publicity Rights is based on the Lockean Labor Theory, which essentially says that the...

Personality Rights in India – Part I

This post was first published on 23rd June, 2014. Intellectual Property (IP) has been continuously evolving. It is now not restricted to just categories like...

India and Right of Publicity

This post was first published on November 13th, 2011. “Right of Publicity” is a common reference to "Personality rights". It is a right of an...

Publicity Rights in India (Part II)

This post was first published on March 1st, 2012. Some Indian Courts, such as Delhi High Court, have of late been very aggressive in enforcing...

Publicity Rights in India (Part I)

This post was first published on February 28th, 2012. The right of publicity refers to the right to prevent unauthorized commercial use of a person's...

Are Kajal Agarwal’s Publicity Rights Subservient to Copyrights?

The Madras High Court’s judgment in Kajal Agarwal’s case raises critical questions about the interplay between publicity rights and copyright in endorsement videos. This post analyses the court’s approach and underscores the importance of securing both copyright and publicity rights permissions in such transactions.