Personality Rights & the Digital Public Sphere
Personality rights are an individual's right to control the commercial use of their identity, including their name, image, likeness, voice, and other distinctive traits. While not explicitly defined in Indian statutes, this right has evolved through judicial interpretation as a composite of the right to privacy and the right to publicity. In the digital public sphere, where personal identities are more accessible and easily replicated, the protection of personality rights has become a critical and complex legal issue.
Constitutional Basis
- Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal Liberty): Interpreted to include the right to privacy, safeguarding individual autonomy and dignity. ....
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Indian Polity And Governance
- 1 NITI Aayog@10: Fostering Cooperative Federalism
- 2 Doctrine of Constitutional Morality: Interpretation in Recent Supreme Court Rulings
- 3 Caste Census and the Constitutional Mandate for Equality
- 4 16th Finance Commission & Fiscal Federalism
- 5 Legislative Competence in New Tech Sectors
- 6 Separation of Powers: Recent Legislative vs. Judicial Standoffs
- 7 Consumer Protection & Digital Markets
- 8 Electoral Funding & Transparency
- 9 Constitutional Interpretation and Advisory Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
- 10 Anti-Defection Law & Speaker’s Role
