On Monday, January 12, the Madras High Court provided significant relief to actor-politician Kamal Haasan in the personality rights case by prohibiting the unauthorized use of his image and commercial merchandising.
The court concluded that Kamal, who holds a position in the Rajya Sabha, successfully argued for immediate relief on a strong preliminary basis, stressing the need to shield his dignity and business interests from unauthorized digital interference.
Madras High Court Grants Kamal Haasan Personality Rights
Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy of Madras Court ordered the respondents to stop producing or sharing misleading images of Kamal Haasan and prohibited them from selling any merchandise featuring his likeness or name without permission.
” Respondents are restrained from creating false images of the plaintiff and depicting the same through any media until the next date of hearing. Respondents are also restrained from selling merchandise wearing the plaintiff’s image or name, including screen names attributed to the plaintiff, without the plaintiff’s consent or endorsement until the next date of hearing,” the court noted.
