Arjun Kapoor gets interim relief in personality rights case against online misuse The Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor by restraining several social media accounts and websites from misusing his personality and publicity rights. The order was passed by Justice Tushar Rao Gedela on April 29 in response to a suit filed by the actor. The court issued an ex parte ad interim injunction, observing that multiple defendants had been using Kapoor’s name, image and identity without authorisation for commercial gain. This included the sale of merchandise such as T-shirts and posters, as well as unauthorised event promotions. “Clearly, there is no permission or license granted by the plaintiff to any of the defendants for exploitation of his personality/publicity rights,” the court noted. It further ruled that any such use without consent would amount to infringement of the actor’s rights. As part of the order, the court directed tech platforms including Google and Meta to take down the infringing content. The platforms have also been asked to provide Basic Subscriber Information of users operating the accounts responsible for sharing such material. Kapoor’s legal team, led by advocate Pravin Anand, informed the court that his identity was being commercially exploited without approval. The submissions also highlighted the circulation of objectionable and explicit content online, including AI generated deepfake videos. Taking note of this, t... #social_media #High_Court #Delhi_High #Bollywood_actor #Arjun #interim_relief #Arjun_Kapoor #actor_Arjun #Justice_Tushar #Tushar_Rao
Arjun Kapoor personality rights case: Not all content on public figures can be removed unless defamatory, says Delhi High Court Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor on Wednesday approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights against alleged misuse through artificial intelligence and pornographic content. The matter was heard by Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, with Advocate Pravin Anand representing the actor. During the hearing, Anand informed the Court that several defendants were selling merchandise using Kapoor’s personality traits, including his photos, without permission. He also said that some were sharing sexually explicit material, deepfakes and pornographic content involving the actor. He referred to earlier cases where courts had protected personality rights of public figures like Jubin Nautiyal and Vivek Oberoi. As the Court reviewed the content, Justice Gedela observed that not everything related to a public figure can be taken down unless it is clearly offensive. Anand argued that the material was not satire but AI-generated, including morphed images of Kapoor with an animal and another showing him selling golgappas. He stated, “Nobody would like that. Not even a common man. ”Responding to this, the Court said, “Common man doesn't come to court for personality rights. When a person is in public glare, lot of things happen. We can understand if things are disparaging or defamatory. But everything cannot come under that. Otherwise the jud... #Delhi #High_Court #Delhi_High #Bollywood_actor #High #Arjun #Arjun_Kapoor #Wednesday_approached #Court_Bollywood #actor_Arjun
