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Zdob si Zdub and Copyright - the end of story

Do you remember my post about the lawsuit against the famous Moldavian rock-band Zdob si Zdub? If not, just click here to read the story. So, it wasn't over...

And here's the end of that story. About a week ago I happened to be present at the hearings at the Supreme Court of Justice when the appeal for cassation being examined. The final award for the Claimant was reduced to 30 000 lei.

So, I think both litigants remained unsatisfied with the final court's decision. The Claimant initially asked for 500 000 lei compensation (the Chisinau Court of Appeals awarded only 100 000 lei), and getting only 30 000 lei doesn't seem a satisfactory result. And the band was publicly declared as having breached the composer's copyright. Looks as bad advertising, doesn't it?

Anyway, my conclusions about the case (see the previous post on this topic) remain the same...

Full post as published by LAW IN MOLDOVA on January 02, 2007 (boomark / email).