The administrators of Michael Jackson’s estate say they have generated $80 million in marketing, merchandising and film deals since they began managing the late singer’s affairs five weeks ago.
Attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain, who were appointed by a judge to manage Mr. Jackson’s estate, have been trying to capitalize on the soaring [...]
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News: Deals Flow to Estate of Jackson
August 13th, 2009 No Comments
Tags: counterfeits · entertainment · Licensing · Michael Jackson
News: Jackson estate confronts fake merchandise dealers
August 5th, 2009 No Comments
LOS ANGELES — Down a crowded merchant-lined street in downtown Los Angeles called Santee Alley, a handful of vendors are selling Michael Jackson T-shirts. Two shirts memorialize his passing, but one gets the date of his death wrong. The other has no collar tag.
Martin Melendes, a store manager, looks askance at a reporter’s questions about [...]
Tags: amazon · Counterfeit Goods · Michael Jackson
News: Experts warn some Jackson memorabilia may be fakes
July 2nd, 2009 No Comments
Consumers advised to shop wisely as millions of commemoratives and collectibles connected to the King of Pop flood the market
Oh yeah it’s bad, it’s bad.
The Better Business Bureau is warning Michael Jackson fans to be cautious about buying merchandise connected to the pop star as commemoratives and collectibles real and fake — flood the marketplace.
Among [...]
Tags: Licensing · Michael Jackson
