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for “False Endorsement”
Anil Kapoor v. Simply Life India & Ors.
A celebrity's personality and publicity rights, reinforced by the constitutional right to privacy, protect against unauthorised commercial exploitation of name, image, voice and likeness, including through emerging technologies su…
AI And DeepfakesDomain NamesDynamic InjunctionPersonality RightsOtherD.M. Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. v. Baby Gift House & Ors.
Every individual, and particularly a celebrity, possesses an enforceable right of publicity in the commercial value of his persona, including name, likeness, voice, style and mannerisms, which can be licensed to a corporate entity…
Character MerchandisingFalse EndorsementPassing OffPersonality RightsOtherICC Development (International) Ltd. v. Arvee Enterprises & Anr.
The right of publicity is derived from the right of privacy and vests exclusively in a living individual and the indicia of that individual's personality, such as name, likeness, voice and signature. Publicity or personality right…
Ambush MarketingFalse EndorsementPassing OffPersonality RightsOtherShivaji Rao Gaikwad v. M/s Varsha Productions
A celebrity's name is an attribute of his personality in which he holds an enforceable personality right, even absent statutory recognition of such a right in India; where the celebrity would be readily and exclusively identified …
False EndorsementFilm And OTT ContentPassing OffPersonality RightsOtherTitan Industries Ltd. v. M/s Ramkumar Jewellers
A celebrity possesses an enforceable right of publicity in the commercial value of his or her identity, which may be validly licensed to an endorsing company; infringement of that right does not require proof of falsity, confusion…
Copyright InfringementFalse EndorsementPassing OffPersonality Rights