UK court rules in favor of Gessle
Written by Lars-Erik_Olson on November 4, 2002 to Roxette.
LONDON - Stephan Malmstedt’s claim against Per Gessle and EMI Records UK was dismissed by the High Court today. The judge also dismissed Malmstedt’s immediate appeal.
“I am of course very pleased with this judgement,” Per says. “It did not however, come as a surprise. Malmstedt has tried to pursue this matter for almost 10 years and has failed in Sweden. Now he has also failed in the UK. I trust this will be the end of this episode.”
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26 comments
vivien said on November 4, 2002 15:29:
Hehe...and Malmstedt has to pay now...
I‘m sure Per´s lawyer was very expensive...hehe
zaine said on November 4, 2002 17:17:
sounds kind of dum, and I will probably get loads of abuse for saying this, and Per probably doesn’t want to do it, but perhaps they could work together on a Xmas song or something? could be fun, and might break the ice. peace out, Suzanne
xarrrr said on November 4, 2002 17:22:
woohoo! if i’ve said it once, i’ve said it a million times... but here goes...
*GO GESSLE GO*
PeterGm said on November 4, 2002 19:17:
well...this Malmsted at least got some people listening to his song... an expensive way of promoting it though...
kiwijazza said on November 4, 2002 23:57:
I knew this would happen, and I didn’t even need to compare the 2 songs. The whole thing didn’t worry me one bit. I saw it coming. ;)
ditroia said on November 5, 2002 03:05:
I wouldnlt be suprised if this guy moves to the US becomes a US citizen then tries to sue per again.
The judge should make it so that he can’t ever sue per again on this matter.
Dave
vivien said on November 5, 2002 09:58:
And Malmstedt has to pay lots of money, more
100 000´s according to Expressen to Per & co!
Pity that he doesn’t need to pay for their plane tickets and hotel costs.
Ha wants to try at European high court now.
But he has no chance...
Fernandinha said on November 5, 2002 15:20:
AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHA. Malmstedt you are so stupid dear. Why don’t you spend you time trying to improve your songs that are terrible.
Now I’ll send this article to brasilian newspapers. Everybody needs to know how much stupid you are.
Per, you are the best always =D
Kisses,
Fernanda - Brazil
DaminehGessle said on November 6, 2002 06:37:
Well yes Per hadn’t done anything wrong and the melody and the song and everything was original. But let’s not criticize the guy. I had written this comment on an October thread and I rephrase it.
“I totally agree with everyone that this guy is nuts. He could be right though. Let’s be fair. I have loved Per crazily for 16 years now in my 22 years of existance. Let’s not forget he is a human being. People make mistakes. Per is not God. He used to be my God up until a few years ago. I still adore him but it doesn’t mean I can totally deny the fact that he CAN make mistakes. I am not saying he stole the song. I’m just saying anything is possible. Put yourself in that dude’s shoes.”
BigRoxfan said on November 11, 2002 10:32:
YEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHAAAAAA!!!YIIIIIIIIIPPPPPEEEE!!
Nothing comPERS to you, Per!!!
It’s Hip To Be Per!!!!
What a PERfect Moment!!!
vivien said on November 4, 2002 14:51:
I am not surprised either.
Malmstedt is stupid.( “en knäppgök”)