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...appointed legal guardian of the trio. The judge had earlier approved a multi-million-dollar deal for Sony to obtain footage of Michael Jackson's final rehearsals for the London concert series. The footage will be used for film to be...

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...video backdrops." Neither Sony nor the court released figures of the deal reached with Jackson's estate and concert promoters AEG Live, but media reports said Sony paid 60 million US dollars for rights to the footage. The pop icon's...

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Sony bids $50 million for Jackson rehearsal film LOS ANGELES - Sony Corp.'s movie studio has bid $50 million to acquire the worldwide distribution rights to a film based on rehearsal footage for Michael Jackson's "This Is It" comeback concert...

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...theatrical" properties. That includes Jackson's stake in the Sony/ATV music publishing catalogue, which has rights to music by the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Lady Gaga and the Jonas Brothers. Meanwhile, rooms at hotels in...

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...rehearsal footage from earlier this year. For their part, Sony states they didn't just make sure the Jacksons were invited to the premiere; they also made an offer of a private screening for them. Twilight: Go inside the love nest of...

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Also addressed at a hearing today was a deal between Sony Music and Jackson's estate regarding the soundtrack to This Is It, the upcoming film featuring the rehearsal footage Sony dropped $60 million on for sole distribution rights.

In this article: Michael Jackson, Katherine Jackson, Defendant, Probate, and Sony Music

...25 of a prescription drug overdose. But his assets, including partial ownership of the Sony/ATV music catalog and many songs by the Beatles, are estimated to outweigh his debts by at least $200 million. Branca and McClain have said they...

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Sony's movie studio has bid $50 million to acquire the worldwide distribution rights to a film based on rehearsal footage for Michael Jackson's "This Is It" comeback concert series, according to a person familiar with the bid. The...

In this article: Michael Jackson, John Branca, Katherine Jackson, AEG Live, Sony Music, and Executor

...Beatles catalogue. For example, the family of the late George Harrison own songs he wrote, including "Something," and Sony music owns 50% of the catalogue after Jackson sold it to them because he needed the money. Son of Katherine...

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