Kriti Sanon Personality Rights Case, Delhi High Court Reviews Legal Protection

Kriti Sanon Delhi High Court: Actor Kriti Sanon has moved the Delhi High Court for protection of her personality rights. On Friday, the Court said it will consider the legal provisions on such claims as more cases of this nature arise.

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav asked Sanon's counsel, Pravin Anand, to gather court decisions and research personality rights. That would help show what protection is available and whether the High Court's IP Division can hear such matters.

Court Asks Kriti Sanon Advocate Pravin Anand to Explain Personality Rights

Kriti Sanon Personality Rights Case: The judge noted that these cases are becoming more common and that the legal issues require a broader review than this case alone. The court asked Kriti's counsel to explain what personality rights are, what they cover, and whether the IPD is the appropriate forum to deal with such disputes.

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Anand, via his lawyer, says personality rights can include a person's name, voice, face, image, photographs and videos. The core issue he raises is using a person's identity for commercial purposes without consent. Justice Kaurav asked him to furnish some key cases and research on the subject.

Kriti Sanon Court Hearing | 29th October to be the Next Date

Kriti Sanon Personality Rights Case: The Court has asked Kriti to submit research papers, court decisions, and her own views on personality rights. It will then make a decision. Anand says the papers were filed that day and that the Court's jurisdiction in this case is unequivocal. The next hearing is on 29th October.

These proceedings are still very much underway, with more and more people (actors, athletes, and public figures) filing petitions in the Delhi High Court on personality rights issues. Most of these petitions concern the use of one's name, photo, likeness, or voice without permission (usually for commercial purposes).

Other Celebrities Who Approached for Personality Rights

Kriti Sanon Personality Rights Case: We've already seen cases involving celebrities such as Kangana Ranaut, Tabu, Vijay Deverakonda, cricketers Abhishek Sharma and Yuvraj Singh, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan.

Misuse of Artificial Intelligence in Breaching the Privacy of Celebrities

The advent of platforms and AI is now complicating personality rights through unauthorised digital copies, impersonation, deepfakes, and the use of a public figure's identity to market products and services.

Personality rights will generally protect elements of a person's identity from being used without their consent. Disputes in this area can arise in relation to privacy, publicity rights, intellectual property and the use of a person's identity for commercial purposes.

The courts will of course be balancing those rights against other interests such as freedom of expression, news reporting, artistic expression and so on. The documents are intended to help answer where personality rights protection should stop and which court should deal with the matter.

Brief Overview of Personality Rights | Understanding the Basis Concept

Personality rights protect a person's identity (privacy, property, etc.). They are especially relevant in the celebrity world, where companies often use a celebrity's name, photograph, or voice in an advert to boost sales. To protect themselves, many celebrities will register their name.

A celebrity's identity can include their real name, nickname, stage name, photograph, likeness, image, and even their actual property (e.g., a famous race car). In India, Article 21 of the Constitution protects personality rights primarily through the right to privacy and the right to publicity.

Kriti Sanon Latest News | Upcoming Films

Kriti Sanon is one of the beautiful and talented actresses of Indian cinema. She made her debut opposite Tiger Shroff in Heropanti in 2014. After that, she rose to success with more meaningful and powerful roles in films like

Bareilley ki Barfi (2017)
Luka Chuppi (2019)
Mimi (2021)
Bhediya (2022)
Crew (2024)
Do Patti (2024)
Teri Baaton Ne Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024).

Kriti is a recipient of a National Film Award for Mimi, two Filmfare Awards, and other prestigious awards for films like Tere Ishq Mein, Bareilley Ki Barfi, Do Patti, and Teri Baaton Ne Aisa Uljha Jiya. Kriti, last seen in Cocktail 2 opposite Rashmika Mandanna and Shahid Kapoor, has more films lined up for next year.

These include are :

Bhediya 2
No Entry 2
Don 3: The Final Chapter
An unnamed Maddock horror film.

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