In court, the heirs of a decorator claim their share of copyright on the creation of Ravel's Boléro. The rights holders of Alexandre Benois, who designed the sets for the premiere of the work in 1928, are asking that their ancestor be recognized as co-author.
“It’s not fair that Sacem is forced, 96 years after the fact, to do colossal work to fight against chimeras”, retorted the lawyer for the Benois estate.