IP Case Law › Other › Samantha Ruth Prabhu v. John Doe Ashok Kumar & Ors.
Relevant Acts and provisions
Provisions considered: Personality rights; Rule 3, Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
Brief facts
The actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu sued unknown and named defendants over unauthorised commercial and online misuse of her name, image and other personality attributes, and sought ad-interim relief including directions to intermediaries.
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Ad-interim Relief Intermediary Due Diligence John Doe Order Personality Rights Publicity Rights
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