COMPANY NEWS; MICHAEL JACKSON SAID TO BE SEEKING STAKE IN SONY UNIT
Published: September 23, 1995
Michael Jackson is in early talks to buy 50 percent of Sony Music Publishing, the Sony Corporation arm that owns and administers valuable song copyrights, the Hollywood Reporter trade paper said yesterday. The pop star would merge his ATV Music Publishing company, which owns the Beatles' copyrights as well as Elvis Presley and Little Richard titles, with Sony Music Publishing, the paper added. A spokesman at Sony said the company did not comment on rumors; Mr. Jackson's spokesman was not available for comment.