Globo is sentenced to pay R$100,000 to the teacher for improper use of music

The song “Despedida”, composed by Professor Alda, was used in an episode of BBB 19.

Globo was ordered to pay R$ 100 thousand to early childhood education teacher Alda Bezerra for use not allowed of a song about Big Brother Brazil. The case happened in 2019, when the broadcaster used the song “Despedida” composed by the teacher, but did not give credit for it.

Alda Bezerra has a successful YouTube channel. The educator has around 281 thousand members on the platform, where she shares educational content aimed at early childhood education and some compositions.

An excerpt from one of her songs, “Despedida”, was used in participant Hana Khalil’s elimination episode. However, the teacher told the court, Globo did not mention her name in the credits and did not make any payments for the use of her voice and composition.

In the trial, the broadcaster declared that it had acted in good faith, that the song was not registered with any official body and that it had tried to identify its authorship through an agreement with the Brazilian Union of Music Publishers, but without success.

“The author could have contacted Globo to regularize the use of the work, but she did not do so”, stated the broadcaster’s defense in the trial, published by UOL.

Globo was convicted in the first and second degree. Initially, the broadcaster had appealed to the Superior Court of Justice, but, before the new trial, it had given up and signed an agreement which provided for the payment of R$ 100,000 to the teacher and another R$ 15,000 compensation to his lawyer .

The agreement was approved by the Court on January 9, according to columnist Rogério Gentile.

OR Earth contacted Globo consultants and Professor Alda Bezerra so they could comment on the matter, but received no response.

Source: Terra

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