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Entertainment & Sports

Mar. 18, 2010

Lawyers Crafted Jackson Sony Deal

The King of Pop will reign over the charts for years despite his untimely death last June. At least, that's the expectation behind Sony Music Entertainment's $200 million bet on the lasting selling power of late singer Michael Jackson.

By Jean-Luc Renault

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - The King of Pop will reign over the charts for years despite his untimely death.

At least, that's the expectation behind Sony Music Entertainment's $200 million bet on the lasting selling power of Michael Jackson.

Lawyers for the estate and the record label spent three months hammering out the record-breaking agreement under which Sony will re...

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