Khushi
Kapoo
has
secu ed
a
Delhi
High
Cou t
o de
di ecti g
social
media
platfo ms
to
emove
allegedly
obsce e
a d
po og aphic
co te t
i volvi g
he .
The
cou t
has
fu the
di ected
the
takedow
of
mate ial
tied
to
the
u autho ised
sale
of
me cha dise
that
makes
use
of
he
ame
a d
pe so ality
att ibutes.
Justice
Jyoti
Si gh
issues
di ectio s
o
Khushi
Kapoo ‘s
plea
Acco di g
to
F ee
P ess
Jou al,
Justice
Jyoti
Si gh
issued
these
di ectio s
o
Wed esday
while
hea i g
Khushi’s
suit
that
sought
p otectio
of
he
pe so ality
a d
publicity
ights.
The
cou t
also
sig alled
its
i te t
to
pass
a
Joh
Doe
o de
i
he
favou
as
pa t
of
the
i te im
p otectio
she
had
sought.
What
a
Joh
Doe
o de
mea s
fo
Khushi
Kapoo
A
Joh
Doe
o de
gives
a
cou t
the
ability
to
p otect
a
i dividual
f om
u ide tified
pe so s
who
might
be
misusi g
o
exploiti g
thei
ide tity.
I
Khushi’s
case,
this
safegua d
applies
to
the
alleged
misuse
of
he
ide tity
th ough
o li e
co te t
as
well
as
me cha dise.
Khushi
Kapoo ‘s
legal
ep ese tatio
i
the
case
Khushi’s
legal
ep ese tatio
i
the
matte
was
ha dled
by
I dia
Law,
th ough
pa t e s
Asav
Raja
a d
Abha
Shah.
The
cou t’s
di ectio s
exte d
to
both
allegedly
obsce e
a d
po og aphic
co te t
ci culati g
o
social
media,
as
well
as
me cha dise
that
allegedly
makes
u autho ised
use
of
he
pe so ality
att ibutes.
O de
comes
a
day
afte
simila
di ectio s
fo
Ja hvi
Kapoo
This
o de
a ives
just
a
day
afte
the
Delhi
High
Cou t
passed
simila
di ectio s
i
a
case
co ce i g
Khushi’s
siste ,
acto
Ja hvi
Kapoo .
A
coo di ate
be ch
had
di ected
the
emoval
of
allegedly
objectio able
co te t
li ked
to
Ja hvi
a d
called
fo
actio
agai st
the
u autho ised
exploitatio
of
he
pe so ality
ights.
The
two
cases
i volvi g
the
siste s
fo m
pa t
of
a
wide
set
of
p oceedi gs
add essi g
the
misuse
of
celeb ity
ide tities
o li e.
Rise
i
celeb ity
pe so ality
ights
cases
at
Delhi
HC
The
Delhi
High
Cou t
has
i c easi gly
dealt
with
cases
i volvi g
the
u autho ised
use
of
celeb ities’
ames,
photog aphs,
voices,
like esses
a d
othe
ide tifiable
pe so ality
t aits,
a gi g
f om
me cha dise
built
a ou d
a
celeb ity’s
ide tity
to
misleadi g
digital
co te t
a d
AI-ge e ated
mate ial.
With
digital
platfo ms
maki g
it
easie
tha
eve
to
ep oduce
a d
ma ipulate
images
a d
pe so al
att ibutes,
cou ts
have
had
to
take
up
mo e
questio s
o
how
public
figu es
ca
p otect
thei
ide tities.
U de sta di g
pe so ality
ights
a d
Khushi
Kapoo ‘s
p otectio
Pe so ality
ights
allow
a
celeb ity’s
ame,
image,
voice
a d
like ess
to
be
legally
p otected,
givi g
them
ecou se
to
take
actio
if
these
a e
used
without
co se t
i
ways
that
ha m
thei
eputatio ,
p ivacy
o
comme cial
i te ests.
I
Khushi’s
case,
the
cou t’s
latest
o de
shields
he
f om
the
alleged
misuse
of
he
ide tity
ac oss
social
media
a d
me cha dise,
while
the
p oposed
Joh
Doe
o de
could
exte d
this
p otectio
to
u ide tified
i dividuals
fou d
usi g
he
ide tity
without
autho isatio .
