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Sony sues cable channel over Michael Jackson works
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Michael Jackson tributes that aired on the TV Guide channel following the singer's death last year featured Jackson's works without authorization, Sony Music Entertainment charged in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday.
The cable entertainment channel did not seek authorization from or compensate Sony, which holds the copyright for some of the content featured in the documentaries. The shows aired repeatedly in the aftermath of Jackson's death, according to the copyright infringement lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court.
The lawsuit demanded that TV Guide cease its broadcast of the documentaries and pay unspecified damages to Sony Music Entertainment, which is owned by Sony Corp.
"In a crass effort to exploit, and in the immediate aftermath of, Mr Jackson's tragic death, TV Guide produced and repeatedly broadcast on its TV Guide channel a one-hour television show depicting the entirety of nine valuable music videos," the lawsuit said.
TV Guide channel's shows "Michael Jackson: His Musical Legacy" and "Michael Jackson: the Life and Times of the King of Pop" included some of Jackson's most famous music videos, including "Beat It," "Billy Jean," and "Thriller."
TV Guide could not immediately be reached comment.
Jackson, 50, died in June of cardiac arrest caused by an overdose of prescription medication and the powerful anesthetic propofol. Los Angeles authorities are still investigating and no one has been charged in the case.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100126/media_nm/us_jackson_sony
Nancy Grace Must Appear on Camera for Depo
Nancy Grace will appear on video, and she's none too happy about it.
Grace has been ordered to sit for a deposition on Thursday with a camera rolling .. according to a judge's order obtained by TMZ.
Grace and CNN are being sued by the parents of a woman who committed suicide after appearing on Grace's TV show. The parents claim Grace accused the woman of being responsible for the disappearance of her son.
The parents sued Grace and CNN for wrongful death, but Grace did not want her deposition taped because she feared clips would appear on TV and online, taking her out of context and splicing bits and pieces together to make her look bad -- sound familiar? :innocent:
The judge ruled that Grace's depo can be videotaped, but the tape cannot be released to the media or anyone else without the court's permission.
The judge said since the parents' lawyer agreed not to release the video to third parties without court approval, there was no need to address "the evils" Grace complained of -- that "disclosure of the videotape of Ms. Grace's deposition" was designed to "harass, embarrass and intimidate Ms. Grace and corrupt the jury pool."
The deposition will be taken in Atlanta on Thursday. Makeup!
http://www.tmz.com/#ixzz0dnsjeWTn
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Michael Jackson tributes that aired on the TV Guide channel following the singer's death last year featured Jackson's works without authorization, Sony Music Entertainment charged in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday.
The cable entertainment channel did not seek authorization from or compensate Sony, which holds the copyright for some of the content featured in the documentaries. The shows aired repeatedly in the aftermath of Jackson's death, according to the copyright infringement lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court.
The lawsuit demanded that TV Guide cease its broadcast of the documentaries and pay unspecified damages to Sony Music Entertainment, which is owned by Sony Corp.
"In a crass effort to exploit, and in the immediate aftermath of, Mr Jackson's tragic death, TV Guide produced and repeatedly broadcast on its TV Guide channel a one-hour television show depicting the entirety of nine valuable music videos," the lawsuit said.
TV Guide channel's shows "Michael Jackson: His Musical Legacy" and "Michael Jackson: the Life and Times of the King of Pop" included some of Jackson's most famous music videos, including "Beat It," "Billy Jean," and "Thriller."
TV Guide could not immediately be reached comment.
Jackson, 50, died in June of cardiac arrest caused by an overdose of prescription medication and the powerful anesthetic propofol. Los Angeles authorities are still investigating and no one has been charged in the case.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100126/media_nm/us_jackson_sony
Nancy Grace Must Appear on Camera for Depo
Nancy Grace will appear on video, and she's none too happy about it.
Grace has been ordered to sit for a deposition on Thursday with a camera rolling .. according to a judge's order obtained by TMZ.
Grace and CNN are being sued by the parents of a woman who committed suicide after appearing on Grace's TV show. The parents claim Grace accused the woman of being responsible for the disappearance of her son.
The parents sued Grace and CNN for wrongful death, but Grace did not want her deposition taped because she feared clips would appear on TV and online, taking her out of context and splicing bits and pieces together to make her look bad -- sound familiar? :innocent:
The judge ruled that Grace's depo can be videotaped, but the tape cannot be released to the media or anyone else without the court's permission.
The judge said since the parents' lawyer agreed not to release the video to third parties without court approval, there was no need to address "the evils" Grace complained of -- that "disclosure of the videotape of Ms. Grace's deposition" was designed to "harass, embarrass and intimidate Ms. Grace and corrupt the jury pool."
The deposition will be taken in Atlanta on Thursday. Makeup!
http://www.tmz.com/#ixzz0dnsjeWTn
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Michael Jackson History
Michael Jackson History
1990 - Michael Jackson was crowned Entertainer Of The Decade at the American Cinema Awards Foundation. Sophia Loren presented the award.
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