MiJac Catalog Moving To Sony/ATV http://tinyurl.com/4ggtcrg (16-2-2011) Roger Friedman posted the following in his column, Showbiz 411 today: Exclusive: Michael Jackson, even in death, remains in the middle of the current musical chairs deals in the declining record industry. 麦可杰克森就算过世了 仍是在逐渐衰弱的唱片工业交易中占有重要地位 For all these years, Michael’s MiJac Publishing has been administered by Warner Chappell, part of what is now Warner Music Group. MiJac includes not only Michael’s hits that he wrote, like “Billie Jean” and “Beat It,” but a vast number of other hits including those of Ray Charles, Curtis Mayfield, and Sly and the Family Stone. 过去数年 MJ的歌曲版权MiJac Publishing一直接受华纳子公司Warner Chappell的管理 包括不只他最有名的歌曲Billie Jean和Beat It同时还有包括Ray Charles, Curtis Mayfield, Sly和Family Stone的歌曲 Warner Chappell doesn’t own MiJac but it administers the rights to it and collects hefty fees. With WMG for sale, and talk of Warner Chappell being sold off, MiJac would seem like an integral part of their story. Warner Chappell并不拥有MiJac但是他有管理权 并且从中抽取高额佣金 最近很多传言 Warner Chappell将被出售 MiJac似乎也包括在谈论范围 But there’s a hitch that I can reveal to you: MiJac is leaving Warner Chappell and going to become part of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the company that Michael Jackson’s estate co-owns with Sony and contains the Beatles catalog. 但是事实上是MiJac将会拖离Warner Chappell并且变为SONY/ATV的一部分 而MJ遗产公司 和SONY是共同的老板 According to sources, this arrangement was written into the MiJac contract with Warner Chappell years ago. It would be triggered by the release of the next Jackson album–in this case, the recent “Michael”–and the repayment of loans. 在多年前MiJac和Warner Chappell的合约有写到 在MJ下一张专辑发行後(也就是Michael 这张专辑) 再加上债务偿还完後 MiJac将脱离Warner Chappell The move by MiJac to Sony/ATV is a big deal for many reasons. With both WMG and EMI Music for sale, Sony/ATV could be kicking the tires of each company’ s publishing divisions for purchase. But Warner Chappell might be less interesting to Sony ATV considering they’re already getting Mi Jac. And without MiJac, Warner Chappell–which just had a down quarter–might not look so good to other potential buyers. MiJac转移到SONY/ATV会是个重要的交易 华纳音乐和EMI都将被卖出 SONY/ATV两者 都可考虑购买 但是在SONY/ATV有了MiJac的版权之後 Warner Chappell的吸引力就低了 很多 而Warner Chappell在少了MiJac之後价值可能在其他潜在购买者演中更低 What may happen now: the newer, and very hot, BMG Music Rights will likely make a play for EMI Music Publishing. EMI Music–the record company, which has the Beatles albums in its catalog–the physical albums and box sets– could then be merged with another record company like Sony Music or, more horrifyingly, Warner Music. Stay tuned. BMG版权公司或许会想购买EMI的版权库 EMI唱片拥有披头四专辑的版权 包括实体专辑 和盒装发行可能会和其他唱片公司合并 有可能是SONY 或是更恐怖的华纳音乐 Source: MJFC / showbiz411.com WMG和Warner Music不是同一家公司??? 雾煞煞 -- In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. In a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe. ~~~~By Michael Jackson --

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