http://0rz.tw/8gh8J Estate Sues Howard Mann 遺產公司控告J媽合作者 (20-1-2011) The Michael Jackson Estate has filed a lawsuit against Howard Mann, the Canadian entrepreneur and business partner of the late singer's mother, alleging that memorabilia created with her permission and other commercial ventures constitutes "wholesale misappropriation" of the music icon's intellectual property. MJ的遺產公司控告Howard Mann他是MJ母親現在的生意合作者 遺產公司宣稱J媽同意製作 的這些紀念品和其他商業活動是對於MJ智慧財產權的侵犯 The suit, filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday, accuses Mann of "arrogant disregard" for the estate's rights and asks a judge to stop his company, Vintage Pop Media, from further use of Jackson's name, image and music. 上週四在加州法院控告Mann侵害了遺產公司的權利 請求法官終止這個公司不要在使用MJ 的名字 照片影像和音樂 "Protecting and preserving Michael's assets are a core responsibility of the estate and we will do everything the law permits to enforce those rights," estate lawyer Howard Weitzman said in a statement. "People who trade off Michael's personality, copyrights, and trademarks should not be allowed to exploit the legacy of one of the world's most recognized talents for their own benefit." 遺產公司律師Howard Weitzman發表聲明 保護MJ的資產是遺產公司的核心責任 我們會採 取一切適當的法律途徑來維護 利用MJ的個人物品 版權 和商標牟利的人都是不被允許的 我們不允許人利用這個全世界公認最有才華的人的遺產來圖利自己 The suit states that Mann's website, jacksonsecretvault.com, "does absolutely everything in its power to suggest to its visitors that it is the hub for all things Michael Jackson, and that it is sanctioned and supported by the estate, when in fact it is neither." 這個控告聲明Mann的網站jacksonsecretvault.com用了一切來告訴參訪者這是一個以MJ為 中心的網站而且是受到遺產公司支持 但事實上並沒有 The suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages, as well as the defendants' profits. 這個控告要求獲得賠償 The filing of the lawsuit finally moves this dispute - which has long simmered in the press - into the courthouse. The estate has already cracked down on a number of unlicensed vendors, but not Mann; presumably because of his business relationship with Jackson's mother, Katherine. 遺產公司已經讓很多沒有獲得認可的銷售商關閉 除了Mann的這個網站 很可能這是因為 他和凱瑟琳的合作關係 The matriarch, 80, is not mentioned in the estate's lawsuit however, she told The Times last month that she was working with Mann because she needed more money than was provided by her monthly allowance from the estate. A sum of approximately $7,000. Mann said then that he had paid her "hundreds of thousands of dollars." 凱瑟琳並沒有成為被控告的對象 但是上個月他告訴Times她和Mann的合作是因為她需要比 遺產公司每個月能提供的每個月7000塊美金津貼更多的錢 Mann說他給了凱瑟琳好幾千元 Mann insists that a legal loophole stemming from 2004 litigation brought by Jackson prohibits the estate from suing him and said in a statement that he welcomes the court battle. Mann聲稱 從2004年以來的法律漏洞可以讓遺產公司無法控告他 他很歡迎接下來的法院 大戰 Source: MJFC / latimes.com / reuters.com 告來告去沒完沒了~~ 遺產公司終於出來告這個網站了... -- 在一個充滿仇恨的世界 我們仍須勇於希望 在一個充滿憤怒的世界 我們仍須勇於安慰 在一個充滿絕望的世界 我們仍須勇於夢想 在一個充滿猜忌的世界 我們仍須勇於相信 ---------------by 麥克傑克森 --

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