DJs are demanding one hundred and ten million compensation from Norbi

The final judgment was made: Norbert Schobert, who is officially guilty of violating copyright and neighboring rights related to copyright. The court fined $ 750,000, but the case that broke out 12 years ago is still not over: authors who sued him, Róbert Papp and Hamvai PG are also claiming compensation. If the court also judges them, it could cost up to $ 110 million to the fitness guru, who can regret using their songs on previous fitness-DVD without permission

• In 2013 against Norbert Schobert, a copyright lawsuit was launched for the music on his wife’s DVD

• In a lawsuit filed by the authors of the songs, Norbert Schobert’s guilt was declared

• Have just started compensation litigation, demanding more than 110 million from businessman

The dispute started in 2013when, besides Hamvai PG and Róbert Papp, several Hungarian recorders launched criminal proceedings against Norbert Schobert because his wife did not pay royalties, Rubin Réka DVD-in for audible music. The fitness guru denied the accusations, claimed to have paid, and even Réka wrote her own music for the publications.

In addition to paying $ 33 million to Artisjus in 2015, the Dabas District Prosecutor’s Office said in the autumn of 2020, and the businessman committed a crime. Was reprimanded in the decision, as well as $ 15 million compensation and its interest to publishers.

– Then the acting authorities thought that In our case did not commit an infringementwhich is why we started the additional private prosecution case we just won. The Metropolitan Tribunal has upheld the previous judgment of the Pest Central District Court, ie the violation of the accused, Norbert Schobert, a violation of sinful copyright and authorship rights. He received a fine, which was not really relevant, and that was not the point for us, but to prove, in contrast to the position of the authority and the prosecutor’s office, a crime. It is already incidental that I think from now on, Róbert Papp said to our newspaper, who said the next step is compensation.

-This can be launched after the court decision, which will be the civil part of the procedure, which we would like to enforce for HUF 30-35 million. The amount only applies to the three songs in criminal proceedings, the remaining seven songs, which is also used unauthorized Norbert Schobert, a separate lawsuit. In the lower voice, you will have to expect a claim of $ 70-80 million, said Róbert Papp, who is named Roberto Winny, who is confident that at least the first compensation case, which is directly the result of the criminal case, will be judged this year, and the court will judge the requested amount.

« According to criminal judgment, previous prosecution reprimand and all other evidence, this should not be a question, » the author said.

To our request Norbert Schobert He told me he disagreed with the decision, but he did it.

-On April 1st, the court ruled, and on April 16, I received the verdict on my birthday. They were fined 750 thousand forints, and I gave up. I disagree, but I take note, said the businessman, who responded to compensation plans.

– As much as he can prove copyright values, I pay it, but I would be interested in how much the biggest copyright amount he had ever received for a music publication. He said in court that it was only 150 thousand forints. I paid all the royalties to Artisjus, just he doesn’t have enough money, so if you want, run him Schobert Norbert said.