Delhi HC orders takedown of pornographic, deepfake, unauthorised content using Naga Chaitanya’s persona
Actor Naga Chaitanya recently approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights. As per the latest update from news agency ANI on Monday, the Delhi High Court has granted interim protection to the Telugu film actor against the unauthorised use of his name, image, voice, likeness and other personality attributes on pornographic websites, online merchandise platforms and YouTube channels. Naga Chaitanya will be seen next in Vrushakarma. What has the Court directed The Court directed multiple defendants to remove the impugned content and comply with its directions within 24 hours of receiving the order. Justice Jyoti Singh passed the order while hearing a commercial suit filed by the actor seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights against websites allegedly hosting pornographic content, AI-generated deepfakes, defamatory material and unauthorised merchandise exploiting his identity. Appearing for the plaintiff, Senior Advocate Vaibhav Gaggar was assisted by Advocates Somdev Tiwari, Akashdeep Gupta, Siddarth C., Abhishek Nair and Vansh Srivastav. Google LLC was represented by Advocates Mamta Rani Jha, Rohan Ahuja, Shruttima Ehersa and Sanya Sehgal. …









