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      Sean Hepburn Ferrer, Audrey Hepburns søn, renset af domstol


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      LOS ANGELES, 3. dec. 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Audrey Hepburns ældste søn, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, har vundet en retssag, der blev anlagt mod ham af en velgørende organisation, som han oprettede i 1993 for at fremme sin mors filantropiske aktiviteter. Dommer David Sotelo fra Los Angeles' øverste domstol afgjorde efter en fire ugers lang retssag, at der ikke var noget grundlag for organisationens påstand om, at den havde ret til at bruge Audrey Hepburns navn og billede og til at indgå aftaler med tredjemand uden Ferrers samtykke.

      Organisationen Hollywood for Children (HFC), der har kontor i Californien – og hvis bestyrelse består af Ferrers halvbror, Luca Dotti, Ferrers tidligere advokat, Paul Alberghetti, og en tidligere assistent – sagsøgte i februar 2017 Ferrer for at få domstolens ord for, at organisationen rådede over særskilte og varige rettigheder til Audrey Hepburns navn og billede uden Ferrer samtykke, til trods for at Ferrer (sammen med broderen) er eneejer af hendes intellektuelle ejendomsrettigheder. HFC bad også domstolen om at tildele organisationen en erstatning på over USD 6 mio. fra Ferrer for hans påståede indblanding i aftaler, som HFC havde indgået med tredjemand, og som angiveligt gav dem tilladelse til at bruge Audrey Hepburns navn og billede uden Ferrers samtykke. Domstolen afgjorde, at HFC aldrig havde rådet over en selvstændig ret til at bruge Audrey Hepburns navn og billede, når organisationens navn undtages: "The Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund." Domstolen afgjorde således, at HFC's handlinger og indgåelse af kontrakter med tredjemand uden Ferrers samtykke udgjorde en overskridelse af organisationens beføjelser og var ulovlige. I medfør af afgørelsen i Ferrers favør afgjorde domstolen også, at der ikke fandtes juridisk belæg for HFC's påstand om indblanding i kontrakterne og afsagde derfor dom i Ferrers favør vedrørende HFC's erstatningskrav med forbud mod, at påstanden blev prøvet ved en domstol.

      Lawrence Segal, Ferrers advokat sagde: "Det har hele tiden stået mig klart, at HFC på uretmæssig vis tog sig friheder, der gik langt ud over alle begrænsede tilladelser til at bruge de intellektuelle ejendomsrettigheder, som Sean kan have givet dem tilladelse til at bruge tidligere. De tillagde sig rettigheder og begyndte at handle, som om de ejede rettighederne i stedet for Sean og hans bror. HFC prøvede at tilegne sig Seans kontrol over hans mors navn og billede. Det er tegn på en vis frækhed, når Sean tidligere havde givet HFC tilladelse til at bruge Audrey Hepburns intellektuelle ejendom til begrænsede fundraising-aktiviteter efter en konkret og individuel vurdering, for så at opdage, at HFC var holdt op med at bede om tilladelse og var begyndt at udnytte rettigheder, som organisationen ikke ejede eller kontrollerede, økonomisk. Domstolen afgjorde, at HFC aldrig har haft licens eller selvstændig ret til Audrey Hepburns navn og billede, og at hele retssagen, herunder HFC's påstand og krav mod Sean, afvistes af domstolen. Sean frikendtes for alle forhold."

      Efter domstolens afgørelse udtalte Sean Hepburn Ferrer, "at sandheden endelig er kommet for dagens lys efter at være blevet rakket ned og bagvasket i offentlige retsdokumenter og pressemeddelelser. Jeg havde de bedste intentioner om at fortsætte vores mors humanitære arbejde, som var blevet til en familiekultur, da jeg oprettede Hollywood for Children i 1993. Da jeg forlod Hollywood for Children i 2012, bad jeg min bror om at overtage ledelsen. Jeg blev derefter honorær formand for The Audrey Hepburn Society hos US Fund for UNICEF, som – som præsident Caryl Stern vidnede om – har skaffet mere end USD 150 mio. til børn over hele verden. Ikke desto mindre blev vi tvunget til at lukke organisationen, da min bror Luca nægtede at forlænge deres licens. Alle selvangivelserne for Hollywood For Children, der kan findes online, giver indtrykket af, at sagen aldrig drejede sig om velgørenhed. At min egen bror og min tidligere advokat angreb mig af egne opportunistiske årsager, gjorde hele oplevelsen til en af de mørkeste i mit liv. Overskrifterne lød dybest set sådan her: 'Audrey Hepburn (velgørenhed) sagsøger søn.' Jeg har altid holdt mig på dydens smalle sti, og det var en prøvelse at blive hængt ud i sådan et omfang. Har jeg sejret? I betragtning af, hvor meget der var på spil og de involverede personer, føler jeg mig mere lettet end sejrrig. Forhåbentlig kan jeg nu komme i gang med det allervigtigste: Fortsættelse af vores mors arv om ynde og menneskekærlighed."

      Sagen blev oprindeligt anlagt i februar 2017, og dommer Sotelo afviklede sagens afslutningsprocedure i juli. Dommer David Sotelos afgørelse (på 9 sider) i retssagen kan læses her.

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