The estate of Michael Jackson issued a statement Wednesday decrying an upcoming ABC News special about the late singer.
“It is particularly disheartening that Disney, a company known to strongly believe in protecting its own IP rights, would choose to ignore these rights belonging to the Estate,” Jackson’s estate said via a spokesperson Wednesday.
The special, which is scheduled to air Thursday, is being promoted as having new information about the singer’s decline and ultimate death in 2009.
According to the statement from Jackson’s estate, ABC had been using copyrighted material to promote the special, including a particular silhouette image of Jackson.
“It is particularly disheartening that Disney, a company known to strongly believe in protecting its own IP rights, would choose to ignore these rights belonging to the Estate,” Jackson’s estate said via a spokesperson Wednesday.
The special, which is scheduled to air Thursday, is being promoted as having new information about the singer’s decline and ultimate death in 2009.
According to the statement from Jackson’s estate, ABC had been using copyrighted material to promote the special, including a particular silhouette image of Jackson.
- 5/23/2018
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety - TV News
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