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Lakanal Lycée in Paris, the school known as the Kadic prototype, is holding an open day. It will be held on January 24. Fans on Reddit advise going rather with some child, so that it won’t be too suspicious of an adult walking around and taking pictures. There is a definite chance that after this open day, new photos of the school taken by CL fans will appear on the Internet.
The “Geek Legends” convention was held in France on December 6 and 7, with the participation of Justine Sainte, the composer of the series’ opening. A cosplay contest was also held. Below is one of the materials made available.
We also know that some of the planned attractions did not materialize.
Two new compilations of episodes have appeared on the French official YouTube channel; these are episodes from the first season.
The creators of the radio drama “Code Lyoko – Frontières Virtuelles” have announced that work is underway on editing two episodes, while script adaptation is underway for another two. A YouTube teaser is expected to appear in the middle of next year, while the premieres are most likely planned for 2027.
The team behind Code Lyoko: Resurgence is still looking for someone to provide the voice of Jeremy in the English version of the project.
The French Court of Cassation has ruled that a 2023 decision by the Paris Court of Appeals in a case against the band “The Black Eyed Peas” for plagiarism of the song “Un monde sans danger” was improper. Recall that at that time the case was considered time-barred, since the claims had to be filed up to 5 years after the publication of the contested song. According to the cassation authority, this interpretation of the law is inappropriate. The ruling reads that if the infringement is due to the continuous exploitation of the protected work, each release or commercial use of the work means that the five-year statute of limitations should be counted anew, and not from the date of the premiere release of the work. In 2010, the album “The Beginning,” featured the song “Whenever”, which has some similarities to the series’ opening. Franck Keller and Ygal Amar sent a formal call to the American group about the song in 2011. However, they did not receive a response. The court steps were taken in 2018, when he and Noam Kaniel, who worked on the English version of the song, demanded the amount of $4 million in damages from Fergie and Will.i.am, stating that despite previous messages, the song is still being shared and the US team is still making money from it.
The consequence of the court’s decision is that the case goes to a retrial, but by a different panel of judges. The costs of the proceedings are to be paid by the BMG label, which is also to pay the composers €3,000.
Traditionally, we leave at the end of the news a review of fan art from recent times.
