23 December 2019CopyrightSarah Morgan

Michael Jackson estate and Disney end documentary dispute

The estate of late singer Michael Jackson has settled its copyright clash with the Walt Disney Company and its subsidiary ABC over the two-hour documentary “The Last Days of Michael Jackson”.

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