Panayiotou v Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd Panayiotou v Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd Panayiotou and others v Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. ([1994] ChD 142) was a contract and entertainment law case before the High Court of Justice's Chancery Division. The plaintiff, entertainer George Michael, argued that his recording contract constituted an unreasonable restraint of trade. Michael alleged that the defendant had failed to promote his album "Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1" with due vigour as punishment when the artist decided to downplay his status as a sex symbol. Michael described his situation as "professional slavery" because his contract required that he produce music and cede
Georgios Helakis Georgios Helakis Georgios (George) Helakis () is a Greek sports journalist, famous for his passionate live radio broadcasting of international football matches, particularly Champions League and 2004 UEFA European Championship. During Euro 2004 opening match he compared the Greek national football team to a "pirate ship", a name which has become the official nickname of the squad since Greece won the tournament. Born in the village Seliana in Aigeira in 1964, Helakis is co-owner and commentator for numerous sports media outlets, including "SportDay" (Greece's best selling sports daily) and SportFM (Greece's most popular sports radio station). For a short period