As Corinthians used the hit ‘I don’t want money (I just want to love)’ without prior authorization, Tim Maia’s heirs and the record company ask for millionaire compensation
After the decision of Court of Justice of São Paulo, Corinthians will need to pay compensation to the family of Tim Maiaone of the greatest Brazilian singers, due to the misuse of the song “I don’t want money (I just want to love),” one of the artist’s greatest hits. The information is from the column of Rogerio Gentile at the UOL Sports.
The São Paulo football club used the song in commercials during Club World Championship of 2012, in which Corinthians was champion after beating the English chelsea. As the column reported, the amount of compensation has not been defined, but record label Warner Chappel, responsible for the rights, and the family members ask for R$ 4 million.
It is worth remembering how Corinthians you can still resort to action. During the club’s games, the crowd sings a kind of parody of “I don’t want money (I just want to love),” but the problem was using the track without prior authorization in an advertising campaign, which was broadcast on television and the internet, which promoted the name of the club. See the comparison below:
I’m going to sing for Timão to win,
I’m going to sing for Timão to win,
I love you, Joker, I love you!
I’m going to sing for Timão to win,
I’m going to sing for Timão to win,
I love you, Joker, I love you!
I’ve been waiting all week,
To see you Corinthians,
To see you playing,
When we love, we spare no effort,
To see you play, see you play, see you play…
It’s no joke,
I will wear my mantle, white mantle,
Gotta have respect
Love for the shirt, I’m going with Corinthians,
Anywhere, anywhere, anywhere,
I will ask you to come back
I will ask you to stay
I love you
I want you good
I will ask you to like
I will ask you to love me
I love you
I love you, my love
I’ve been waiting all week
to see you smiling
To see you singing
when we love
don’t think about money
you only want to love
If you want to love
If you want to love
[…]
In the process, the heirs and the record label also mention how the letter was also used in T-shirt prints used by the players – and without the work of Tim Maiathe advertising action would not work or bring financial gains.
In response, club lawyers commented on how this parody of “I don’t want money (I just want to love)” was created by the fans, while the video was produced by Rede Globoand defined it as “mere paraphrase,” something that would not need authorization, according to the defense of Corinthians. Although, Court of Justice of São Paulo didn’t accept it.
“It is true that the passage ‘I’ve been waiting all week to see you Corinthiansto see you playing […]’ is not a mere paraphrase of the original lyrics. This is because, in addition to reproducing in full the excerpt ‘the whole week, I was waiting’, it kept the melody of the widely known song,” said Maria do Carmo Honório, judge and rapporteur of the process.
There was economic exploitation by the Corinthiansincluding the use of the excerpt stamped on the players’ shirts.
Source: Rollingstone
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