BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A court has stepped in to clear up a dispute in Hungary’s battle of the bands.
The Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra, which often performs in France, says a temporary injunction has banned the producer of another large Gypsy band from copying their name in that country.
Nandor Farkas Beke, manager of the orchestra, said Wednesday that the ruling by a French court will be in place until the issue is conclusively settled in a lawsuit.
“We welcome the formation of other Gypsy orchestras,” Beke said. “But no one should exploit our 30-year reputation.”
Xavier Dubuc, manager of the rival group now called the Gypsy Philharmonic Orchestra, said he would not contest the court decision.
Dubuc is also a former producer and manager of the orchestra now run by Beke.
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