Eighty-eight years after the composer’s death, the heirs of a decorator, associated with the Ravel estate, intend to recover copyright rights that have now expired.
Even for the 150th anniversary of his birth, Maurice Ravel will not be left alone. In this year when we celebrate his memory, his beneficiaries have even chosen to offend his memory. While a major exhibition celebrates the composer at the Philharmonie de Paris, the Benoit-Ravel estates have just appealed the judgment pronounced on June 28, 2024 at the Nanterre high court. The judges then rejected all of their requests regarding the Bolero, one of the most performed and broadcast works in the world. The appeal is late but legal. This summer, the TGI of Nanterre did not have time to send the enforceable act to the various parties. As various companies involved in the file are based abroad, it also had to be translated.
« The legal battle around Bolero started again », believes director Fabien Caux Lahalle, author of the excellent documentary series Who stole the…
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