IP Case Law › Other › Tabassum Jamal Hashmi v. Ashok Kumar & Ors.
Relevant Acts and provisions
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Trade Marks Act, 1999
Provisions considered: Section 2(m) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, read with common law personality and publicity rights and Order XXXIX of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
Brief facts
A leading film actor sued an unidentified social media handle falsely offering paid bookings in her name, a publisher of a fabricated statement attributed to her, and several websites and marketplaces selling merchandise and artificial-intelligence generated obscene content using her name, image, voice and film clips without consent.
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Cases cited
- D.M. Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. v. Baby Gift House, 2010 SCC OnLine Del 4790
- Anil Kapoor v. Simply Life India, 2023 SCC OnLine Del 6914
- Jaikishan Kakubhai Saraf v. The Peppy Store, 2024 SCC OnLine Del 3664
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Keywords
AI And Deepfakes Dynamic Injunction Intermediary Liability Personality Rights Publicity Rights
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