Michael Jackson Estate Sues Over Sale of MJ Concert Pics
7/25/2014 12:30 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF<br /><br />[size=18pt]EXCLUSIVE[/size]<br /><br />
<br /><br />Michael Jackson's Estate is suing a movie memorabilia store for auctioning off historic photos from MJ's heyday -- and duping potential buyers with a get-rich-quick scheme.<br /><br />The pics are from the Jackson brothers' 1984 Victory Tour. According to court docs -- obtained by TMZ -- Michael hired a photog to shoot the concerts ... and Jackson's company owned all the rights to the pictures.<br /><br />The Estate claims Premiere Props put the photos up for auction, and misled buyers into believing they would also own copyright on the pics -- a huge selling point, because the buyer could make a fortune by reprinting and selling the pics.<br /><br />Premiere valued the pics from $200 to over $2K, according to its website. <br /><br />MJ's camp is now suing for all the auction profits ... and to stop Premiere from selling any more MJ memorabilia.<br /><br />http://www.tmz.com/2014/07/25/michael-jackson-estate-lawsuit-victory-tour-photos-lawsuit/
<br /><br />Michael Jackson's Estate is suing a movie memorabilia store for auctioning off historic photos from MJ's heyday -- and duping potential buyers with a get-rich-quick scheme.<br /><br />The pics are from the Jackson brothers' 1984 Victory Tour. According to court docs -- obtained by TMZ -- Michael hired a photog to shoot the concerts ... and Jackson's company owned all the rights to the pictures.<br /><br />The Estate claims Premiere Props put the photos up for auction, and misled buyers into believing they would also own copyright on the pics -- a huge selling point, because the buyer could make a fortune by reprinting and selling the pics.<br /><br />Premiere valued the pics from $200 to over $2K, according to its website. <br /><br />MJ's camp is now suing for all the auction profits ... and to stop Premiere from selling any more MJ memorabilia.<br /><br />http://www.tmz.com/2014/07/25/michael-jackson-estate-lawsuit-victory-tour-photos-lawsuit/