Dispute over the colorization of the film “Only old men are going to battle”

Oleksandr Peremezhko & Partners acted as a legal counsel to Bykova Mariana, a daughter of the famous actor and director Leonid Bykov, in a case concerning the protection of the integrity of the film Only Old Men Are Going to Battle.Holosiyivsky District Court of Kyiv affirmed all claims brought in this case. The court protected the reputation of an author and ordered Trade Entertainment LLC to withdraw from circulation and dispose of all copies and recording media with the film Only Old Men Are Going to Battle (2009), which were subjected to the colourisation and digitalisation. The court also ordered Trade Entertainment LLC to publish in public media a press-release acknowledging the infringement of Mr Bykov`s rights along with a public apology while recovering from Trade Entertainment LLC in favour of Ms Bykova damages and legal fees.

Higher courts quashed the court decision of Holosiyivsky District Court of Kyiv and denied the protection. Now the law firm Oleksandr Peremezhko & Partners assisted Ms Bykova in lodging with the European Court of Human Rights her application against Ukraine.

The alleged violations of the European Convention on Human Rights (Convention) and the First Protocol thereto include denial of Ms. Bykova`s right to a fair trial, violation of applicant’s right to respect for private & family life and deprivation of possessions.

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