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MJ Songs, Art and Photos -- Tale of Thievery
January 20, 2011, 04:38:07 PM
Katherine Jackson's business partner illegally made millions of bucks from  Michael Jackson's music, photos and drawings -- this according to a lawsuit filed by MJ's Estate and obtained by TMZ.

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The MJ Estate has sued Howard Mann -- the guy behind MichaelJacksonSecretVault.com -- claiming Mann has duped fans into believing his website was kosher ... when it was in fact, "rife with illegal uses of Michael Jackson intellectual property."

According to the lawsuit, Mann displayed "arrogant disregard" for the Estate's copyrights on all things MJ ... and wrongfully published clips, artwork and trailers from "This Is It" -- content from the "Thriller: 25th Anniversary Edition" CD and much, much more.

The Estate also accuses Mann of posting an "unreleased" MJ song called "Opis None" ... which in reality, was a remix of the song "Destiny" which The Jacksons released in 1979. The Estate claims Mann had no right to publish the song ... and the confusion he caused damaged the MJ Estate.



The Estate also claims Mann published several sketches that MJ drew himself ... including one titled, "Bubbles Chair" ... as well as a number of copyrighted photographs in Katherine Jackson's coffee table book, "Never Can Say Goodbye."

The Estate believes Mann hauled in more than $1.5 million in sales from the book in its first two days -- money that rightfully belongs to the Jackson Estate.

The Estate wants to recoup all of the revenues Mann raked in from the sale and publication of the Estate's property ... plus punitive damages -- which surely could be in the tens of millions.
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L.O.V.E lives forever!

Re: MJ Songs, Art and Photos -- Tale of Thievery
January 20, 2011, 04:45:06 PM
Todays date:  1-20-2011

1+2+2+1+1= 7

That explains why we have so many tmz stories today! :)
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Re: MJ Songs, Art and Photos -- Tale of Thievery
January 20, 2011, 04:51:04 PM
Hmmm... does it mean that MJ does not communicate with his Mother?????  :?  
Or he used her to catch the thief???

*confused like hell*
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Re: MJ Songs, Art and Photos -- Tale of Thievery
January 20, 2011, 05:33:30 PM
I do not know what to do with this Howard Mann :?
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Re: MJ Songs, Art and Photos -- Tale of Thievery
January 20, 2011, 05:38:35 PM
I'm glad the estate is going after him.  I've had the feeling that he is blackmailing the family ever since it was announced that he was putting the book out with Katherine.  Maybe he found out that Michael is still alive and threatened to come forward if Katherine didn't agree to the book deal so he could make some money off of them.  Or he stumbled across something in that storage unit that the family doesn't want getting out.
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Serenitys_Dream

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Re: MJ Songs, Art and Photos -- Tale of Thievery
January 20, 2011, 06:31:34 PM
I just opened the pdf documents

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and I noticed the company listed as one of the plaintiffs is "Optimum Productions Inc."



I have never heard of this company before, maybe i missed the info being posted about it or something.




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Michael Jackson is still the President of the company?
27 years in business takes us back to about 1983 - 84.

Optimum Productions Inc. is listed at the imbd database

Filmography as: Miscellaneous Company, Production Company

Miscellaneous Company - filmography
   1. This Is It (2009) ... Licensing ("Beat It", "Black or White" and "HIStory Teaser") (as Optimum Productions / Epic Records), Licensing ("Moonwalker")
   2. "Animal Shelf" (2000) ... Dubbing
   3. "Rescue Heroes" (1999) ... Dubbing
   4. Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (V) ... Video "Thriller"
   5. Sailor Moon Super S the Movie: Black Dream Hole (1995) ... Dubbing
   6. Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (V) ... Videos "Thriller", "Bad" And "The Way You Make Me Feel"
   7. Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994) ... Dubbing
   8. Kero kero Keroppi (1994) (V) ... Dubbing
   9. Sailor Moon R the Movie: The Promise of the Rose (1993) ... Dubbing
  10. "Hello Kitty" (1993) ... Dubbing

Production Company - filmography
   1. Michael Jackson: The One (2004) (TV) ... Production Company
   2. Michael Jackson: Number Ones (2003) (V) ... Production Company (segments "Thriller", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel")
   3. Sailor Moon Super S the Movie: Black Dream Hole (1995) ... Production Company
   4. "Sailor Moon" (1995/I) ... Production Company
   5. Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (1988) (V) ... Production Company
   6. Bad (1987) (V) ... Production Company
   7. The Making of 'Thriller' (1983) (V) ... Production Company
   8. Thriller (1983) (TV) ... Production Company
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When you click to enter the Events website you are taken to this web page: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login



When you click to enter the Digital page you are taken to the real website, which I am now looking at now.
I will update if anything jumps out at me!
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Serenitys_Dream

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Re: MJ Songs, Art and Photos -- Tale of Thievery
January 20, 2011, 07:08:39 PM
The website, listed in the company profile I previously posted, doesn't seem to be the correct website. That company says, that they are based in New York and the lawsuit documents say that Michael's company is in California. I am still looking for any further info on this.
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Andrea

Re: MJ Songs, Art and Photos -- Tale of Thievery
January 20, 2011, 09:48:55 PM
These are the pictures TMZ used for the 3 MJ/Howard Mann articles today:





...what's with all the side-eye looks from MJ?  

Just sayin'.
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nefari

Re: MJ Songs, Art and Photos -- Tale of Thievery
January 20, 2011, 09:58:05 PM
OMG that Mann guy looks like John Kapelos!!  John Kapelos is a small screen actor most famous for his role as Don Schanke in the Vampire cop show Forever Knight and he starred in The Craft and has many supporting roles to his credit. John currently is much heavier than he used to be. Here are a few older images of him.





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Re: MJ Songs, Art and Photos -- Tale of Thievery
January 20, 2011, 10:05:55 PM
Is it that easy to obtain legal documents? It seems like when they file a lawsuit they immediately send a copy to tmz. And how come they waited so long to file this lawsuit. They waited until he racked up millions to complain? They've known about Mann all this time and they are just now getting to him? I'm gonna tell ya, if I die I don't want any of these people looking out for my interest. Doctors, investigators, lawyers...the whole lot of them are crazy and rotten.  :roll:
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Re: MJ Songs, Art and Photos -- Tale of Thievery
January 21, 2011, 02:21:26 PM
Optimum Productions is a company that was incorporated in California.   Ths information is from the California company database.


Data is updated weekly and is current as of Friday, January 14, 2011. It is not a complete or certified record of the entity.

Entity Name: OPTIMUM PRODUCTIONS
Entity Number: C1211598
Date Filed: 09/21/1983
Status: ACTIVE
Jurisdiction: CALIFORNIA
Entity Address: 1801 CENTURY PARK W
Entity City, State, Zip: LOS ANGELES CA 90067-6406
Agent for Service of Process: MICHAEL KANE
Agent Address: 15233 VENTURA BLVD 9TH FL
Agent City, State, Zip: SHERMAN OAKS CA 91403
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Re: MJ Songs, Art and Photos -- Tale of Thievery
January 21, 2011, 02:30:20 PM
Also, Michael Jackson Company LLC is NOT a California Company.  It is a Delaware company.  Many companies are incorporated in Delaware for tax reasons and also lawsuit protection.

Entity Details
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File Number: 4174136 Incorporation Date / Formation Date: 06/13/2006
(mm/dd/yyyy)
Entity Name: THE MICHAEL JACKSON COMPANY, LLC
Entity Kind: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Entity Type: GENERAL
Residency: DOMESTIC State: DE
   
REGISTERED AGENT INFORMATION
   
Name: CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY
Address: 2711 CENTERVILLE ROAD SUITE 400
City: WILMINGTON County: NEW CASTLE
State: DE Postal Code: 19808
Phone: (302)636-5401
   
   Additional Information is available for a fee. You can retrieve Status for a fee of $10.00 or
more detailed information including current franchise tax assessment, current filing history
and more for a fee of $20.00.
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Re: MJ Songs, Art and Photos -- Tale of Thievery
January 21, 2011, 02:44:42 PM
:lol: Now I'm thinking of Hitchcock's brilliant movie "To Catch a Thief", which is about an accused thief "The Cat" who's trying to prove his innocence by catching the "real" thief, the story has a surprising end.
So.. could it be that everyone's accusing eye is focused on Mann instead of the "real" thief that should be catched?

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Serenitys_Dream

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Re: MJ Songs, Art and Photos -- Tale of Thievery
January 21, 2011, 03:09:59 PM
It isn't this one.
Quote from: "shelby61"
Also, Michael Jackson Company LLC is NOT a California Company.  It is a Delaware company.  Many companies are incorporated in Delaware for tax reasons and also lawsuit protection.

It is this one.
Quote from: "shelby61"
Optimum Productions is a company that was incorporated in California.   This information is from the California company database.

Data is updated weekly and is current as of Friday, January 14, 2011. It is not a complete or certified record of the entity.

Entity Name: OPTIMUM PRODUCTIONS
Entity Number: C1211598
Date Filed: 09/21/1983
Status: ACTIVE
Jurisdiction: CALIFORNIA
Entity Address: 1801 CENTURY PARK W
Entity City, State, Zip: LOS ANGELES CA 90067-6406
Agent for Service of Process: MICHAEL KANE
Agent Address: 15233 VENTURA BLVD 9TH FL
Agent City, State, Zip: SHERMAN OAKS CA 91403

Michael Kane
"This Is It" movie
Michael Kane   ....    business manager: Michael Jackson
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Re: MJ Songs, Art and Photos -- Tale of Thievery
January 21, 2011, 03:23:36 PM
Quote from: "everlastinglove_MJ"
:lol: Now I'm thinking of Hitchcock's brilliant movie "To Catch a Thief", which is about an accused thief "The Cat" who's trying to prove his innocence by catching the "real" thief, the story has a surprising end.
So.. could it be that everyone's accusing eye is focused on Mann instead of the "real" thief that should be catched?

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I agree! And, 'The title of the movie is derived from the proverb "Set a thief to catch a thief"'. Maybe stupid questions but, Is Howard Mann his real name? Who is Sonia Lowe?
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