In a process that has been ongoing since 2016, the singer sought to recover the rights to compositions made between 1966 and 1978
The singer Chico Buarque should receive R$4 million in compensation for copyright from the publishers Três Marias Editora Musical, Editora Musical Arlequim and Trevo Editora Musical, according to information fromEstadão. The vehicle had access to the sentence, but the value was revealed in the column by Robson Bonin, from Veja.
The court order issued on September 18 gave a period of 15 days for the companies to pay compensation to the artist and the company Marola Edições Musicais, which belongs to Chico.
The case took place in the 21st Civil Court of São Paulo and the sentence was signed by judge Lívia Martins Trindade Prado.
Understand the process
According to information from Migalhas, the process has been ongoing since 2016. With the action, the singer sought to recover the rights to compositions made between 1966 and 1969, as well as others from 1978. The decision mainly considers contracts made in 2007, which are expected to end. for 2012.
The publishers did not transfer funds to the artist from the fourth quarter of 2007 onwards, in addition to not paying for the use of works by Chico after the end of the contract. According to Robson Morin’s column, the singer and Marola Edições Musicais should receive R$4.2 million, while the lawyers will receive R$800,000.
Estadão contacted the singer’s lawyer and the publishers in question to confirm the reported values, but did not receive a response until the publication of this article.
Source: Rollingstone
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