João Gilberto’s family disputes a report commissioned by a record label

A judicial dispute of more than two decades that put the musician João Gilberto and the EMI label, which belongs to Universal Music, on opposite sides, won a new chapter this month. Condemned in 2015 to pay more than R $ 170 million to the artist for copyright, the company appealed and saw the value of the case now being reduced to about R$ 13 million. The musician’s family, who died earlier this month, disputes the reduction, and sees flaws in his expertise. After many comings and goings to the courts, the singer had his claim recognized by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) in 2015. At the time, the expert commissioned by the Court pointed out that João Gilberto would be entitled to an indemnity of about R$ 172 million, an amount that, updated today, would reach almost R$ 220 million. The amount was related to 18% of the value of the sale of his records over the decades, in addition to 6% of moral damage. “João Gilberto had information, data, and documentation that were added to the records and served as the basis for the first report. These are sales of his entire life, so you can imagine (how much he represents) 24% of everything he sold” Michel Asseff Filho, one of the lawyers who represents the musician, told the state – the cause now lies with the heirs.

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