The Delhi High Court protected Sonakshi Sinha’s personality rights, barring unauthorized use of her image, voice or likeness by platforms including AI chatbots, prohibiting merchandise sales, and directing removal of infringing links within 36 hours.
The Bombay High Court held that Shatrughan Sinha’s iconic “Khamosh” dialogue is exclusively connected to his personal identity alone. It further prohibited using his name, images, voice or any other personal attributes to create online content without consent.
Shatrughan Sinha moved the Bombay High Court for protection of rights, alleging online misuse and his “Khamosh” dialogue. Justice Sharmila Deshmukh reserved orders on relief, as Sinha invoked privacy under Article 21 and performers’ rights, warning clips damage reputation.
The Bombay High Court protected Shilpa Shetty from deepfake misuse, stressing that “no personality can be portrayed this way” online.The Court said such manipulated content harms dignity and privacy, directing platforms to remove all objectionable material misusing her image.
The Delhi High Court has restrained anyone from using Telugu actor Nagarjuna’s name, image, or likeness without permission, including AI-generated content. The court also ordered blocking of infringing URLs to safeguard his reputation and goodwill.
