Fan clubs can use celebrities’ public photos unless they cause legal harm, Delhi HC told in Janhvi Kapoor case

Fan pages that use publicly available photos of a celebrity should be allowed unless they defame the celebrity, breach their privacy or falsely suggest an endorsement, Gautam Bhatia told the Delhi High Court (HC) on October 8. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani questioned whether that test would work. “How do you open a fan club without using the likeness of the celebrity who you are a fan of?” the judge asked.