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Relevant Acts and provisions
Copyright Act, 1957
Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
Provisions considered: Section 38-B of the Copyright Act, 1957; Rule 3(1)(b) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021; Articles 19(1)(a) and 21 of the Constitution of India.
Brief facts
The plaintiff, a well known Indian actress with a career of over 25 years and 42 films, sued Google and several other platforms. She said that people had been using her name, photographs and voice without permission to create AI generated deepfake videos, morphed photographs, chatbot personas pretending to be her, and merchandise carrying her image.
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Keywords
AI Deepfakes Intermediary Liability Moral Rights of Performers Personality Rights Publicity Rights Section 38-B Unauthorised Digital Content
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