Karan Johar moves Delhi HC- seeks protection of personality rights.
Karan Johar moves Delhi HC- seeks protection of personality rights.
Veteran filmmaker Karan Johar has approached the Delhi High Court, seeking protection of his personality rights and an order to put to rest the unauthorised sale of merchandise with the use of his name.
The move comes on the heels of a similar case involving Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, where the court restrained multiple websites and online platforms from exploiting Abhishek’s name and images for profit without his consent. The court granted protection of personality rights to both Abhishek and Aishwarya.
In that matter, the court observed that key elements their identity, name, photographs, signatures were used on various platforms.
Adding that these attributes are linked to the plaintiff’s professional work and associations in the course of his career.
The unauthorised use of such attributes has the effect of diluting the goodwill and reputation associated with him,” Justice Tejas Karia said in his September 10 order.
In its interim order, while granting the protection of personality rights to Aishwarya, the court barred the defendants from producing, distributing, or selling items like T-shirts, mugs, posters, or digital material that exploit the actor’s name, image, or persona. The restriction also extends to AI-generated content, deepfakes, face morphing, or any other form of digital alteration that might harm or diminish her public reputation.
The court also found out that Bachchan had made out a strong prima facie case for relief, adding that “the balance of convenience also tilts in his favour.”
News Edit KV Raman
