Can A Public Leader Protect His / Her Personality & Trademarks Rights? This Dilemma I Had The Other Day! Because The Answer Is Not That Simple Comparing To The Cases Of Actors / Actresses / Entertainers!

 

You’re a Public Government figure. Can you protect your Personality Rights as long as you’re serving the government or public? Or, can a politician / leader galvanize the fruits of his name or surname as Trademarks rights? Can, or, should he/she be ‘fully’ protected by the Copyrights or Trademarks Act? If I were the judge, I wouldn’t consider this question in black & white, nor would give protection in absolute! And the reason I’m going to explain herein underneath!

When you’re appointed or elected as the servant of the government or leader of public, then, you lose some of your personality rights, because, you would be discussed, cherished, blamed, criticized, commended, condemned, as long as you’re there on that position. Now, I’m not in favour of mutilating the morality rights of any politician or leader, which has become a trend, especially with the help of Slop AIs. But, if something is done more academically, with intellectual integrity, in a more refined and subtle manner, including a parody; then that part shouldn’t be considered as violation of personality rights!

I think there was a time, decades back, when liberals used to be more intellectually creative, but in the last 30 years, it seems, for the liberals and especially for the left, it has become more challenging to be more creative!

So, if someone is making caricature of yours, or, making a parody in the most refined and intellectual manner, then as a Politician or Leader, one shouldn’t be complaining about the rights, copyrights, personality rights! And alike the journalists and mainstream have the rights to exploit Fair Use, so should such rights be extended to the general pubic at large as well. Reacting on anything or on anyone, shows one’s own insecurities, and thus, I don’t think the said person is suitable to govern the public!

Again, I’m contending when the moral rights of anyone have not been mutilated! But, this liberty to the public at large should be extended, as long as any person is in the public domain serving as the servant of the government or public.

CAVEAT ->

The ‘lesser’ the number of NGOs in any nation, the ‘more’ the progress that nation will make! And if any nation’s economy is driven by NGOs, then that nation is not a nation at all! And I don’t support NGOs driven hit-job criticisms! Thus, this distinction should be made while granting Personality Rights to the Leaders!

Am I missing something! 😊

© Pranav Chaturvedi