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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Andrew Pulver

Indian actor Anil Kapoor wins court battle over AI use of his likeness

Anil Kapoor at the international Indian film academy awards in Abu Dhabi in May.
Anil Kapoor at the international Indian film academy awards in Abu Dhabi in May. Photograph: Ali Haider/EPA

The Indian actor Anil Kapoor has won a significant victory in a New Delhi court over unauthorised AI use of his likeness.

Kapoor, who has appeared in dozens of hit Bollywood films as well as the Oscar-winning English-language drama Slumdog Millionaire, won an interim order against 16 defendants, with the court ordering that they be “restrained from in any manner utilising Anil Kapoor’s name, likeness, image, voice or any other aspect of his persona to create any merchandise, ringtones … either for monetary gain or otherwise.”

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