The Comédie-Française wins its case in the affair of Molière’s “Original Tartuffe”. Two specialists, who through their research had “restored” the 1664 version of the play, claimed copyright for the unpublished production of the comedy in three acts.
The plaintiffs, ordered to reimburse their opponent's legal costs, must still decide whether to appeal. “It”s a judgment that I find very harsh,” said the plaintiffs’ lawyer, Jean-Paul Carminati.