Well, the actors are quite serious when it comes to having copyrights on their bynames, voices and images. In the latest news, senior actor Jackie Shroff moved to the High Court to file a petition against the use of his image, voice and nickname ‘bhidu’ without permission. He also sought the removal of such content from social media and the hearing of his case is set to happen on May 15. Here’s everything we know about the case.
Jackie Shroff Files Petition Against The Use Of His Name, Voice, Image Without Permission
Actor Jackie Shroff AKA Bhidu is not happy with social media users using his name, images and voice without permission to create content. In the latest news, the actor’s advocate Pravin Anand moved to the Delhi High Court to seek a stay on the use of Jackie Shroff’s bynames like Jackie Dada and Bhidu without authorisation. Through this case, the veteran actor has initiated legal action against any person who uses his name, voice or image without permission. The actor seeks protection for his titles like Jackie Dada and Bhidu, and in the petition, he also requested the Department of Technology and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to remove all the content and website links that are posted without permission, as per reports.
As per the latest news reports, the court hearing on Jackie Shroff’s petition is going to take place on May 15, and the court is expected to pass an interim order. Jackie Shroff’s advocate also spoke about all the offensive memes on social media that violate the actor’s rights.
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From Shah Rukh Khan’s SRK to Anil Kapoor’s Jhakaas, many actors have copyrights to their names and catchphrases. So this is not really anything new.