Delhi HC calls for sanity in personality-rights cases, says free speech under threat
Hearing actor Janhvi Kapoor’s plea to block over 6,000 URLs, the court refused blanket injunctions, ruling that takedowns will apply only to obscenity or direct commercial misuse to safeguard free expression.
The Delhi High Court has called for restraint in personality-rights cases, raising concerns that such legal battles are threatening free speech. The court questioned the extent to which celebrities can demand the removal of content about them, warning that broad takedown demands could have a chilling effect on expression.
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