I have always thought so but I don't know the details. Can someone explain the situation to me? Thx.[/b]
He actually won't own the full PUBLISHING rights to his catalog (Currently belonging to SonyBMG) until next year, but the clock is ticking and they will soon be back in his hands. This is why you see the massive push to sell everything from Off the Wall to Dangerous in all kinds of re-packaged formats. Sony is trying to flood the market so Mike won't have a chance to build his own collection of re-masters to issue. It's all about the dollar, unfortunately.[/b]
Yes, he does through "MiJac Music". MiJac is under the "MJ Publishing Trust".[/b]
He actually won't own the full PUBLISHING rights to his catalog (Currently belonging to SonyBMG) until next year, but the clock is ticking and they will soon be back in his hands. This is why you see the massive push to sell everything from Off the Wall to Dangerous in all kinds of re-packaged formats. Sony is trying to flood the market so Mike won't have a chance to build his own collection of re-masters to issue. It's all about the dollar, unfortunately.[/b]
Hasn't all this been transfered to 'New Horizon Trust' or am I mistaken? :flowers:[/b]
MJ owns 100% publishing rights to all his music and many more in his MiJac catalog (currently almost 1000 songs including Sly and Family Stone songs among others). What Sony BMG owns is MJ's master recordings That's what he'll get back next year. Once he has that... Sony won't release anything else from him. He'll have full control of everything from then on.[/b]
MJ owns 100% publishing rights to all his music and many more in his MiJac catalog (currently almost 1000 songs including Sly and Family Stone songs among others). What Sony BMG owns is MJ's master recordings That's what he'll get back next year. Once he has that... Sony won't release anything else from him. He'll have full control of everything from then on.[/b]
better let the past in the past. But on a remix album - released between normal ones - it could be possible to throw in a few Invincible tracks. I would be more than delighted.[/b]
Thanks for saying it. I have always believed that MJ will never have to make another record if he doesn't want to. i also believe that he has a salary coming from his board room position too. :flowers:He Owns his own songs. he has the outright copyright on his songs. now the Masters is where the real big money kicks in and He should be getting all of that real soon. the whole re-release re masters that MJ gave to Sony along with Invincible, and the box set and that Number ones Project were a trade off. now MJ is Smart as a Whip to maintain a Business association with Sony with the whole Sony/Atv association. that is constant money coming in. that deal alone means that sony has to pay him and not spread no BS about his money,etc..... put it like this, even if MJ had debts that were big, Sony would have to pay him a half a Billion dollars just to clear ties with him and he walks with his masters on top of that and in the future there is always gonna be demand for his catelog so MJ will be set for his lifetime through his Great,Great,Great Grandkids lifetime just as long as he handles his business and continues have the right lawyers,etc...
MJ is a Boardroom member at sony and that is big time money. there isn't another artist that is in the same bag as MJ over at Sony. that Man is Gangsta. Catelog, Publishing and Masters is where the real loot is at. that is a veteren Artist's Pension, Social Security, health care etc.... the same reality is that so many artists get older and only get peanuts to half a crack of a nut and have to work like slaves until they drop dead.[/b]
I don't think Michael should do what Madonna is doing. When you sign the rights of something as important as your image and likeness over to someone for an extended period of time, it can cause a lot of problems down the road. I think it would be best for Michael to keep control of those rights within his own hands, as that way, he can do whatever he likes, when he likes. In terms of a record deal, I think Michael can negotiate big dollars either way, from any label, because every time he puts out a record, it returns a whole lot of cash. When History came out, it was estimated to generate 1 billion dollars worth in sales, with everything that goes with a record release. When you have that kind of popularity, and Michael still does whether the media wants you to believe it or not, any record label is going to be chomping at the bit to sign you over, and he won't take some sorry deal either. He's got major negotiating power. Look at it from this perspective. Michael is a genuinly unique talent, no one out there is even near capable of what he does, in terms of singing, dancing, writing, composing and performing. His creativity is phenomenal, and if you give him an inch, he'll go a mile. He can produce, at the highest quality, in all these fields of the performing arts. That right there is insentive enough to sign him to a big deal. But look what else he has. He's the most recognizable human being on the face of the planet, you stick his name or face on something, and it will grab people's attetnion, right away. He owns 50% of the second largest music publishing catalog in the industry, he owns 100% or his own publishing and according to some either has or will soon have 100% ownership of his master recordings. He's packing a wallop in terms of where he stands. The media and press would like us to believe differently, but he's got major sway, he IS popular, people want to see the real deal badly. They're sick of all these tastless, in your face, clumbsy, cluttered styless wanna be's like Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown, Usher, Omarion, on and on and on. They want class and sophistication, they want real, natural born talent, and that's Michael Jackson. And people in the industry know it too. They know it because of the way the public STILL reacts every time Michael steps out. It's practical pandimonium. How many 49 year old pop stars can continue to generate hystaria? Answer. One. Michael Jackson.[/b]
I don't think Michael should do what Madonna is doing. When you sign the rights of something as important as your image and likeness over to someone for an extended period of time, it can cause a lot of problems down the road. I think it would be best for Michael to keep control of those rights within his own hands, as that way, he can do whatever he likes, when he likes. In terms of a record deal, I think Michael can negotiate big dollars either way, from any label, because every time he puts out a record, it returns a whole lot of cash. When History came out, it was estimated to generate 1 billion dollars worth in sales, with everything that goes with a record release. When you have that kind of popularity, and Michael still does whether the media wants you to believe it or not, any record label is going to be chomping at the bit to sign you over, and he won't take some sorry deal either. He's got major negotiating power. Look at it from this perspective. Michael is a genuinly unique talent, no one out there is even near capable of what he does, in terms of singing, dancing, writing, composing and performing. His creativity is phenomenal, and if you give him an inch, he'll go a mile. He can produce, at the highest quality, in all these fields of the performing arts. That right there is insentive enough to sign him to a big deal. But look what else he has. He's the most recognizable human being on the face of the planet, you stick his name or face on something, and it will grab people's attetnion, right away. He owns 50% of the second largest music publishing catalog in the industry, he owns 100% or his own publishing and according to some either has or will soon have 100% ownership of his master recordings. He's packing a wallop in terms of where he stands. The media and press would like us to believe differently, but he's got major sway, he IS popular, people want to see the real deal badly. They're sick of all these tastless, in your face, clumbsy, cluttered styless wanna be's like Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown, Usher, Omarion, on and on and on. They want class and sophistication, they want real, natural born talent, and that's Michael Jackson. And people in the industry know it too. They know it because of the way the public STILL reacts every time Michael steps out. It's practical pandimonium. How many 49 year old pop stars can continue to generate hystaria? Answer. One. Michael Jackson.[/b]