Member of the VIII convocation and former advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs Mykhailo Apostol rejects accusations that his family is involved in copyright for the works of the people's artist of Ukraine Ivan Marchuk. This is his reaction to the publication by the portal 'Hlavkom'.
“My son and I are accused of something we have never done. I state clearly and publicly: neither I nor my family have any relation to the rights to Ivan Marchuk's paintings. This can be easily verified in any registry,” Apostol noted on Facebook.
However, hints of a connection to the copyright of Marchuk's paintings have already emerged. People's Deputy of the VII-VIII convocations and lawyer Vitaliy Karpuntsov published a scan of a licensing agreement that features the signatures of five individuals, including Mykhailo Apostol's son.
Argument between Apostol and Karpuntsov
In his response, Apostol addressed Karpuntsov: “Come to Ukraine and we will do all this together. You will consult.” This written argument continued, with Karpuntsov urging Apostol to end the dispute and not push artist Marchuk towards court.
Apostol replied: “I have nothing to do with the court. If you were a lawyer, you would know that.”
Details of the court dispute
According to 'Hlavkom', in escaping to the rights of four individuals, Marchuk previously proposed a useful reward of $360 over 100 years. The sale of the artist's paintings has already brought in record amounts at auctions.
Marchuk owns a collection of over 5,000 paintings, and his works demonstrate extremely high value.
The entire dispute between Apostol and the accusations of copyright infringement can be resolved only with the involvement of the relevant authorities and through legal means. It is interesting whether the parties will manage to avoid the court process and find a compromise on this scandalous issue.