The case refers to the song “Million Years Aug”, which would have used much of the melody of “Women”, famous in Martinho da Vila’s voice
Rio’s justice determined the transfer of the process in which the composer Toninho Geraes accuses the singer Adele plagiarism to an entrepreneurial court of the TJ of San Paolo.
The case refers to the alleged plagiarism that Geraes claims to have occurred in the song Millions of years Augustthat would have used most of the melody of WomenFamous in Martinho da Vila’s voice.
In 2024, the Court ordered the suspension of the reproductions of the song. Subsequently, the music was allowed to return to streaming services and be reproduced on radio.
In a declaration, Toninho Geraes’ lawyers declared to appeal to the decision and that the responsible magistrate has ignored “almost 8,000 pages of procedural pieces, topics, comparative scores, superimposed videos, ordinary observation tests, testimonies, skills, multidisciplinary reports and historical unjustified” that would indicate plagiarism.
They also argue that the transfer to Saint Paul “makes Toninho and disturbs a process that was already in the early stages”.
Remember the case
The artist by Minas Gerais Toninho Geraes accuses Adele Di Plagio La Musica WomenCanto of his eternity paternity in Martinho da Vila’s voice. The plagiarism would have occurred in Millions of years AGOr, a composition of the producer Greg Kurstin. In December, the Rio court ordered that the music was taken from digital platforms.
After, Universal music has filed an appeal against the injunctionclaiming that both works use a “musical cliché”, which does not configure the violation of copyright.
In January, Rafael Bittencourtfounder of Banda alegraHe commented by explaining his participation in the action. Him It was chosen by the defense of the composer, Toninho GeraesTo have an academic background in composition and agreement. Bittencourt said he was a fan of Adele, but after writing the relationship he realizes that plagiarism really existed.
“It is not my role to accuse the singer -songwriter Adele, who I am a fan, use the bad faith and copy the Brazilian author, but it is very difficult for such an exact synchronization to take place by pure chance,” wrote the guitarist.
Source: Terra
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