Santo Domingo, Dr.
The judge of the National District Third Trial Court postponed until April 18 the hearing of the subsequent investigation into President Montaña Récord, who was accused of violating several articles of Law 65-00 on copyright to the detriment of Ramón Orlando Valoy.
Judge Amauris Martínez rescheduled the hearing and subsequent hearing for that day at 9:00 am Businessman Juan Evangelista Montaño, as well as businessman Nelson Antonio Estévez de la Cruz, representative of the company JNMusic. The prosecution is represented by Assistant Prosecutor Jississe Ventura Ovalles.
The judge made the decision to postpone the hearing after businessman Evangelista Montaño will submit an apology to the court alleging health reasons, his attorney Florangel Payan explained at the end of the hearing.
ramon orlando, famous for the song “El venao” from the late 90’s and Other Hits, accuses the artistic entrepreneur of reproducing his songs without a license under copyright law for more than 30 years. He will be represented at the hearing by lawyers Juan Amparo, Danilo Jiménez and Alejandro Castillo.
Attorney Juan Amparo, Ramón Orlando’s legal representative, told the press after leaving court that Montaña Récord claims he had the authorization of brothers Juan and Nelson Estévez, close and “friends” of the Dominican singer-songwriter, who do so also do not have permission to play the tracks.
Reproductions have been happening on digital platforms in the US, Mexico and Europe since the 1990s, the decade of the biggest boom for the performer of “Te compró tu novia” and “No hay nadie más”, according to Amparo.