Can reputation of a celebrity be inherited, asks HC
The Delhi High Court is examining the legal extent of 'personality rights' and whether a celebrity's reputation can be inherited by their children. This follows a case involving misleading YouTube content about the minor daughter of actors Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Why it matters
The case sets a significant legal precedent for privacy, intellectual property, and the protection of minors in the digital age.
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court, which has recently become the preferred place to secure "personality rights", has raised concerns over the expanding nature of such rights.While hearing a suit filed in 2023 over "misleading" YouTube content about the health and private life of Aradhya Bachchan, the minor daughter of actors Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the HC questioned whether a family's reputation flows down generations, how far personality rights extend and whether even "egregiously despicable" fake news can violate intellectual property rights."A certain last name has a reputation because of its…
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