Actor Kriti Sanon Moves Delhi High Court To Protect Her Personality Rights

Actor Kriti Sanon has approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of her personality rights. At the outset, Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav asked Sanon's counsel, Advocate Pravin Anand, to explain what personality rights protect. Anand submitted that these rights cover aspects of an individual's identity, including their image and voice. The Court asked Anand to assist it in taking a “comprehensive and holistic” view of the subject by submitting a compilation of relevant judgments and...

“Have To Draw Some Line”: Delhi High Court To Examine Scope Of Personality, Publicity Rights Amid Rising Suits

The Delhi High Court on Thursday observed that it needs to draw clear boundaries around personality rights and publicity rights, noting that the two are increasingly claimed together in lawsuits and that some claims extend to defamation, caricatures, and independent creative works.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav made the observation while hearing actor Rakesh Bedi's suit seeking protection of his personality rights.“Therefore, we have to draw some line,” the court observed, calling for...

Delhi High Court Protects Actor-BJP MP Kangana Ranaut's Personality Rights, Orders Meta To Remove AI Deepfakes

The Delhi High Court has recently directed Meta Platforms Inc. to remove, within 72 hours, AI-generated sexual deepfakes, morphed images and fabricated statements attributed to actor and MP Kangana Ranaut.Justice Vikas Mahajan also ordered the offending sites to be blocked. The Court found that her stature “inherently grants her proprietary rights over her personality and associated attributes”.Ranaut, an actor, producer and sitting Member of Parliament for Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, sued Meta...

Delhi High Court Protects Actor Vijay Deverakonda's Personality Rights Against AI Deepfakes

The Delhi High Court has granted Telugu actor Vijay Sai Deverakonda an ex parte ad interim injunction against the unauthorised use of his name, image, voice, and other identifiable attributes, including through AI-generated content and deepfakes.Justice Vikas Mahajan ordered 94 listed links taken down and domains locked, and directed the government to have the sites blocked. The Court said Deverakonda's stature “inherently grants him proprietary rights over his personality and associated...

Delhi High Court Directs Amitabh Bachchan To Personally Appear If Settlement Fails In Personality Rights Suit

He must appear in person only if he wishes to pursue the suit further.

Delhi High Court Bars Fake Medical Videos Using Dr Devi Shetty's Persona, Flags Public Health Risk

The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained social media pages and YouTube channels from using cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Prasad Shetty's identity to promote false medical claims, observing that such videos could harm not just his reputation but also members of the public who might act on the claims.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav also restrained them from using the registered marks of Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd., the hospital chain Dr Shetty founded. The Court said the misuse "is not confined...

Salman Khan's 'Kala Hiran' Suit: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Producer Amit Jani's Jurisdiction Challenge

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on an application by producer Amit Jani, who contends that the court lacks territorial jurisdiction to hear Salman Khan's suit over the film “Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy"Justice Tejas Karia asked Khan to reply within four weeks and listed the application for December 16, along with the other pending matters in the case.The proposed movie is stated to be inspired by Khan's 1998 blackbuck poaching case.Jani's application seeks return of Khan's plaint...

Delhi High Court Issues Summons On Actor, BJP MP Kangana Ranaut's Personality Rights Plea

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued summons in a suit filed by Bollywood actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut seeking protection of her personality rights. Justice Vikas Mahajan also issued notice on Ranaut's application seeking an interim injunction against the alleged misuse of her persona. Appearing for Ranaut, her counsel submitted that the actress was being targeted through pornographic and obscene material circulated on social media. The counsel also drew the court's attention to...

Delhi High Court To Pass Order On Vijay Deverakonda's Plea Seeking Protection Of Personality Rights

The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that it will pass an order on actor Vijay Deverakonda's plea seeking protection of his personality rights. Justice Vikas Mahajan briefly heard the matter and issued summons in the suit and notice on Deverakonda's application seeking an interim injunction. Senior Advocate Swathi Sukumar, appearing for the actor, submitted that Deverakonda was aggrieved by fake endorsements and impersonation, with various individuals allegedly posing as his agents. She also...

Bombay High Court Restrains Unauthorised Use Of Actor Samantha Prabhu's Persona, Orders Takedowns

The Bombay High Court has recently granted actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu ad-interim protection against AI-generated deepfakes, morphed and pornographic content, chatbots impersonating her and unauthorised merchandise using her name and likeness.Justice Madhav J. Jamdar passed the order on October 1, finding a “very strong prima facie case” for restraining the unauthorised use of Prabhu's persona and directing the removal or disabling of access to the infringing content.Prabhu and her team...

'AI Tools Worse Than A Gun': Delhi HC Orders Takedown Of Content Infringing Drishti IAS Founder's Personality Rights

The Delhi High Court has ordered the takedown of fake social media profiles, deepfake endorsements, and unauthorised lecture clips using Drishti IAS founder Vikas Divya Kirti's identity. However, it left open for later arguments the question of whether videos that clip and re-caption his lectures in a way that allegedly distorts their meaning amounted to copyright or personality rights infringement.During the hearing, Justice A.J. Bhambhani raised concerns about powerful tools that can be used...

Delhi High Court Modifies Google, Meta Takedown Directions In Aniruddha Bapu Personality Rights Case

The Delhi High Court has modified its earlier directions to Google, Meta, and X for removing infringing content relating to spiritual leader Dr. Aniruddha Dhairyadhar Joshi, limiting mandatory takedowns of newly identified content to material that is “identical” to the content already covered by its February 24 order. For content that is merely "similar," the platforms are required to remove it only if it violates their respective content policies.The court had earlier directed removal of both...