US EditionHrithik Roshan moves Delhi High Court to protect his personality rights
Hrithik Roshan seeks court injunction amid rising AI-driven misuse of celebrity images and voices, joining other public figures fighting unauthorized digital exploitation.
- On Wednesday, actor Hrithik Roshan filed a suit before the Delhi High Court to protect his name, image, likeness and voice, with Justice Manmeet Pritam Arora set to hear the case.
- Recently, the Court flagged risks from Artificial intelligence tools that replicate misleading content and last month issued protection orders for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan.
- Seeking relief, Roshan asked the Court for an injunction to bar commercial exploitation, naming several known and unknown parties including John Does who allegedly used his persona without authorisation.
- The Court has already ordered tech firms to explain content removal practices; it previously directed Meta and Google to clarify why URLs with morphed videos and profane language remain online.
- Growing alarm over deepfakes has turned personality-rights protection into a prominent legal issue as Justice Manmeet Pritam Arora hears playback singer Kumar Sanu's petition alleging morphed videos.
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Explained: Celebrities Go To Court Over 'Personality Rights'. What About Common People?
Several Bollywood celebrities including Aishwarya Rai, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Hritik Roshan, and Karan Johar have approached the Delhi High Court to seek protection of their personality rights.
Hrithik Roshan gets relief from Delhi HC over protection of his personality Rights
In a legal win for Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan regarding the protection of his personality rights, the Delhi HC agreed to the removal of listings and e-commerce sites which were using the actor's likeness for commercial use. The court also ordered the removal of AI generated content of the star.
Delhi HC protects Hrithik Roshan’s personality rights, directs removal of ‘objectionable posts’ on social media
Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said it was not passing any ex-parte directions, at the interim stage, for the removal of certain fan pages and said an order would be passed after hearing them
Delhi High Court rejects immediate ban on fan pages using Hrithik Roshan's photos
The Delhi High Court has declined an immediate ban on fan pages using Hrithik Roshan's photos, noting that some content is non-commercial and fan-generated. The court has asked for detailed evidence on alleged infringements and scheduled the next hearing for March.
Hrithik Roshan moves Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights
Days after several Bollywood celebrities, including playback singer Kumar Sanu, approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of their personality and publicity rights, actor Hrithik Roshan has also moved the court with a similar plea.
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