Space soloist, who accused Kirkorov of plagiarism, was arrested in Moscow. Video

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In Moscow, police detained the French composer, Space Group leader Didier Marouani, and his lawyer Igor Trunov, who came to Sberbank, where Philip Kirkorov promised to pay them compensation for plagiarism, and he wrote a statement to the police about extortion, writes NewsRu.

As Kirkorov's lawyer, Alexander Dobrovinsky, later reported, the Russian singer never contacted the leader of the Space group. The famous Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus did this on his behalf: “Philip has never spoken to Marouani until today. There was nothing he agreed with him about. These were pranksters, but when they realized that things were not going well, they contacted me and told me everything,” TASS quotes Dobrovinsky.

TASS reports that according to lawyer Lyudmila Aivar, the detention took place in Sberbank on Pokrovka Street, 19 house.

“Maruani and Trunov were supposed to sign a settlement agreement with singer Philip Kirkorov there, but the police were already expecting them,” she said. She explained that she did not have information about the reasons for the detention, but was sure that the situation was planned by Kirkorov’s lawyer.

In comments Interfax Aivar also suggested that all this “was deliberately set up”:

“Kirkorov could have written a statement about extortion,” she said. An unnamed TASS source reported that the detention was related to Kirkorov’s statement of extortion.

As the lawyer explained, Kirkorov promised to pay compensation to Marouani for the misuse of his music.

“We have correspondence with Kirkorov, where he promises to pay compensation,” the lawyer said. “Trunov and Maruani went to Sberbank on Pokrovka to meet with Kirkorov to sign an agreement, but the police and Kirkorov’s lawyer Alexander Dobrovinsky were waiting for them there.”

Kirkorov's lawyer claimed extortion 1 million euros

В Facebook Dobrovinsky reported that Maruani and his lawyer Igor Trunov were detained by the police for extorting one million euros. The lawyer promises to tell the details at a press conference at the office of MCA “Alexander Dobrovinsky and Partners.”

Dobrovinsky clarified that Maruani and Trunov were detained red-handed while transferring money. “As far as I understand, a criminal case has been opened since people were detained. Operational actions are now underway. They will check and count the money,” he said.

The police claim that there are no detainees yet

The press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Moscow confirmed to Interfax that singer Philip Kirkorov on Tuesday filed a complaint with the police about extortion and dissemination of information discrediting his honor, but they denied information about the detention of the musician and lawyer.

“As part of this statement, a pre-investigation check has been launched, but there are no arrests at the moment. Officially, a person is not detained until a report of detention has been drawn up,” the police emphasized.

prehistory

In early November, the French group Space and its leader Didier Marouani filed a lawsuit with the Moscow City Court demanding that Philip Kirkorov be prohibited from performing the song “Tough Love”, since it is plagiarized - a reworking of the composition Symphonic Space Dream, which was written by the French musician. Marouani demanded damages for copyright infringement and compensation of 1 million euros.

The Moscow City Court refused to consider the claim, since the dispute was within the jurisdiction of the district court, but an authorial and musicological study conducted by the Center for Forensic Expertise and Research found the music for the song “Tough Love” to be plagiarized by Symphonic Space Dream.

November 28 Igor Trunov announced that a November settlement agreement between his client and Philip Kirkorov will be signed on November 30. According to him, Kirkorov himself offered to settle all disputes on copyright, he acknowledged the claims of the Space leader, and Marouani flew to Moscow for this.

As the "Mediazone", Kirkorov’s lawyer Alexander Dobrovinsky rejected information about the settlement agreement. “There was no copyright infringement, this was all made up to get money,” he said.

Kirkorov's press secretary Anton Korobov-Zemlyansky stated that the artist is not the author of the music, and a lawsuit against him is impossible. The business itself, in his assessment, was started as an attempt by Space to “remind itself” or to attract attention to the tour or album.

The author of the lyrics and music for the song “Cruel Love,” Oleg Popkov, said that he is considering the possibility of filing a counterclaim against the French band. “I wrote the song myself. I have drafts of the song from 1996 to 1998; the composition was registered with RAO in 2000. The song was first performed back in 1999 by the “Miracle Island” group, in which I worked then, we performed it in the St. Petersburg restaurant “Academy,” he said, noting that Space have been performing their composition since 2001.

“I listened to the composition of the band Space, the chorus is really similar. But I have the feeling that in their song the chorus is very different from the chorus, as if it was artificially composed. It’s still unclear who stole from whom,” added the Russian composer.

The Space group was created by Didier Marouani, Roland Romanelli and Yannick Top in 1977, when Kirkorov was 10 years old. At the end of 1970, the band released 3 successful albums: Magic Fly, Deliverance and Just Blue, selling a total of more than 12 million copies.

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