PUBLICITY RIGHT AND RIGHT TO PRIVACY: AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE

Divya Jain Research Scholar, Lovely Professional University, Punjab (corresponding author)
Dr. Meenu Chopra Associate Professor, Lovely Professional University, Punjab.
Mrs. G. Shalini Assistant Professor, Department of Business Management, Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad.
Dr. Anita Venaik Amity Businesss school, Noida.
Dr. K. Sharath Babu Professor & Head, Department of Business Management, Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad.
Dr. Shathaboina Raju Associate Professor, Department of Business Management, Vaagdevi Institute of Management Sciences, Warangal.

Abstract

The publicity right is the right pertaining to one’s commercial use of image, voice, or any indicia of personality. In India the right has been recognized through judicial proclamations. It is argued that the publicity right is a branch of Intellectual Property Right. Though in India the right has not been given any separate recognition, but it is to some an extent been recognized through the right to privacy. The relation between publicity right and the right of privacy dates long back. In this article the author aims at analyzing the aspect of publicity right and the right of privacy in the aspect of India.

Keywords:

:Publicity Right, Right to Privacy, Constitution of India, Fundamental Rights.


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