<h1>Legal risks for design festivals: sponsorship contracts, intellectual property rights, permits, liability, and press release disclaimers evaluated</h1> A three-day design festival in Hyderabad showcased curated installations, talks, and sponsored exhibitions, with multiple corporate collaborators contributing funding, branded spaces, and themed galleries; the event's structure likely implicates contractual obligations between organizers, curators, exhibitors, and sponsors (including deliverables, IP ownership or licensing of installations, and branding rights), venue and permit compliance, and standard attendee liability considerations. The distributed press release includes a disclaimer distancing the news service from editorial responsibility, which may limit that service's liability but does not affect parties' contractual or IP rights. Potential legal issues include enforcement of sponsorship agreements, copyright and moral-rights claims over artworks, and regulatory approvals.