He will no longer receive any rights for a title that everyone knows about… for the moment. Indeed, while he records millions of streams, even today, for the song We're going to love each otherGilbert Montagné has just lost the rights to this emblematic song.
These are our colleagues from The Informedas relayed Purechartswho announced the news. Not forgetting that the 72-year-old artist had already been convicted in 2012, with Didier Barbelivien who signed the text, for plagiarism by the Italian justice system.
Indeed, she had judged too many similarities between this piece known to all and “A girl from France”, “released seven years earlier and performed by Gianni Nazzaro (and again co-written by Didier Barbelivien)”, underlines Purecharts.
He no longer has the rights to “We’re going to love each other”
Despite this first conviction, the 72-year-old singer has just once again paid the costs of justice for We're going to love each other as revealed The Informed : “he refused to transfer the copyright to Michel Cywie and Jean-Max Rivière, respectively composer and lyricist of the original work”.
While the two labels, from both parties, tried to recover the copyright, SACEM decided to “decide in favor of Gilbert Montagné” car “France has not returned no decision” on the case.
In fact, Michel Cywie, Jean-Max Rivière and Première Music Group, decided to assign “SACEM, Gilbert Montagné, Didier Barbelivien and their publishing companies to block royalties”, note once again our colleagues from Purecharts. And this, while waiting for the legal decisions taken by the Italian justice system to take effect in France, while waiting for the judicial decisions taken in Italy to apply in France.
Gilbert Montagné ready to appeal?
In addition to this, Gilbert Montagné, Didier Barbelivien, and their editions, are asked for 1.67 million euros “for song copyright catch-up”. However, the main parties involved have appealed this decision and are awaiting the verdict.
Regarding We're going to love each otherJustice and SACEM therefore applied “decisions rendered in Italy from 2020”, allowing the rights to the cult title to be donated to Michel Cywie, Jean-Max Rivière and Première Music Group. While the Court of Cassation suspended this decision, the Paris Court of Appeal ultimately ruled in favor of Michel Cywie, Jean-Max Rivière and Première Music Group.
“For them, it is a fair decision. They will once again receive their rights, as they should have received them from the beginning, for the exploitation of the work in France and throughout the world”indicated the latter's lawyer. Despite everything, although at present Gilbert Montagné no longer receives anything for the title We're going to love each otherhe would think, with Didier Barbelivien, of appealing to the Court of Cassation.
