Keeping Pace with Legal Change
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has just received another three years in his post from the central government. The Department of Personnel and Training quietly released…
Personality rights are the rights of an individual to regulate the commercial exploitation of his or her identity, such as name, image, likeness and similar distinctive features.
Personality rights are the rights of an individual to regulate the commercial exploitation of his or her identity, such as name, image, likeness and similar distinctive features
The only difference that DSK Legal has compared to its competitors is that it has deep, specialized knowledge in the niche laws that apply to the entertainment world. Intellectual Property (IP) is the blood of the industry and the company knows fully what copyright covers, be it a movie script and the lyrics of a song or the design of a character.
Sir Creek is a strip of water, where a river flows into the sea, which is in the uninhabited marshes of the Rann of Kutch. It leads to the Arabian Sea and practically divides the region of Kutch belonging to the Indian state of Gujarat and Sindh province of Pakistan.
The dispute arose when the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation which is the major agency in development of planned industrial infrastructure in the state issued a compartment of demand notices to United Spirits.
The case issue in this law struggle was the matter of the infringement of a trademark. A trademark is a distinct identification, design or phrase that distinguishes goods or services of a specific origin compared to others.
In simple terms, personality rights refer to the right of any individual to regulate the use of his or her identity in commercial purposes. Imagine your face or your name or your way of talking. All this is a part of your personality. As a celebrity, these characteristics are of great financial worth.
On October 2 nd every year the country stops to celebrate the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, who was popularly known as the Father of the Nation. The dignitaries and senior officials such as the President, Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of India usually converge at the Raj Ghat in Delhi to offer floral tributes.
The Madhya Pradesh state is in the midst of a major legal and social controversy. The move to raise the quota of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) reservation by the government 14 to 27 percent has been opposed, and the case has finally reached the Supreme Court of India.
The Odisha government recently introduced some drastic changes in its labor laws by amending the Factories Act of 1948. This amendment also presents two significant changes: now people can work more than eight hours in a day up to ten hours and women can work at night.
