IP Case Law › Other › Anil Kapoor v. Simply Life India & Ors.
Relevant Acts and provisions
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Section Order XXXIX Rule 1Section Order XXXIX Rule 2
Provisions considered: Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, in a suit asserting personality, publicity and copyright claims.
Brief facts
A well-known film actor sued numerous defendants for misusing his name, image, voice and signature catchphrase across the internet, including false endorsement as a motivational speaker, sale of merchandise bearing his likeness, artificial-intelligence generated deepfakes morphing his face onto other persons, animated images, ringtones, and squatted domain names incorporating his name.
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Cases cited
- R. Rajagopal v. State of Tamil Nadu, (1994) 6 SCC 632
- Titan Industries Ltd. v. M/s Ramkumar Jewellers, 2012 SCC OnLine Del 2382
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Keywords
AI And Deepfakes Domain Names Dynamic Injunction Personality Rights Publicity Rights
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