Delhi HC amicus: profiting from a celebrity's image alone not grounds for takedown

Amicus curiae Gautam Bhatia told the Delhi High Court that making money from a celebrity's image should not by itself justify ordering platforms to remove content. He proposed separating commercial and non-commercial claims, testing the former through passing off, copyright and trademark law.

• Bhatia: 'commercialisation plus something else' justifies an injunction, not profit alone
• Court is hearing suits by Janhvi Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi and Aaradhya Bachchan
• Amicus proposed splitting claims into commercial and non-commercial
• Hearings resume October 8, after which platform lawyers respond