Celebrity Justice
Jackson Estate Sues Heal the World

Michael JacksonMichael Jackson's estate has filed a lawsuit against the Heal the World Foundation.

The Special Administrators, John Branca and John McClain, have alleged in the suit the Foundation is using Jackson's name and likeness without permission.

According to the lawsuit the Foundation and other related entities have registered 6 trademarks and have applied with 41 additional ones, all suggesting a connection to Jackson.

The legal papers acknowledge Jackson founded his own Heal the World Foundation in 1992 but it has no connection to the defendants.

The suit alleges the defendants cybersquatted various domain names, including "mjaid.net," "healthworldfoundation.net," and "mjquotes.net."



Tags: heal the world foundation, HealTheWorldFoundation, john branca, john mclain, JohnBranca, JohnMclain, lawsuit, michael jackson, MichaelJackson

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1. So...

Posted at 7:29PM on Sep 29th 2009 by So

2. It's about time his estate sues someone.

But seriously TMZ you can do better with the pics of Michael. He was in the spotlight for 45yrs, don't give me that you are running out of pictures!

Posted at 7:30PM on Sep 29th 2009 by Michelle

3. OMG who cares if they are using his name CHANCES ARE he would have WANTED them to USE HIS NAME. John Branca and the other one are just too twisted. Mama might need to hurry and try to get in this estate and make some changes. They PLAINLY did not know who Michael was and wanted he wanted.

Posted at 7:31PM on Sep 29th 2009 by Vanessa Kaye

4. Get them Branca and McClain!!!!

MJ's Love

( Love Hug )

Posted at 7:31PM on Sep 29th 2009 by HumanNature

5. Regarding his picture That's how he looked in his last years people get over it. In my opinon he was still Fine!

Posted at 7:33PM on Sep 29th 2009 by Vanessa Kaye

6. Don't MJ look like a freak in all his pictures????

Posted at 7:39PM on Sep 29th 2009 by the dumbazz fans

7. Heal the World, as involving Michael Jackson, was formally dissolved in 2004. Its operations had stopped in late-2002. This was made official on the tax filings from 2003.

The Heal the World tax filings from 2003 (based on 2002 data) state, at the end:

HEAL THE WORLD FOUNDATION HAS CEASED ITS EXEMPT OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 10/31/2003. THERE WILL BE NO ACTIVITY FOR 2004 AND THE ORGANIZATION WILL FORMALLY DISSOLVED IN 2004.

http://www.michaeljackson.com/us/node/101049

Posted at 7:38PM on Sep 29th 2009 by HumanNature

8. Go get them!! I wondered when Branca and McClain were going to start kicking ass and taking names!

there are alot better pictures of Michael all over the place! so go get some better ones tmz!

Posted at 7:40PM on Sep 29th 2009 by justice for MJ!!!

9. Hey Ohwell, I bet you can suck a golf ball through a garden hose can't you?! You half wit.

Posted at 7:44PM on Sep 29th 2009 by Johanna

10. Man MJ is one sick looking MF.

Posted at 7:42PM on Sep 29th 2009 by the dumbazz fans

11. ANYTHING...ANYTHING...ANYTHING FOR MONEEEEYYY!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 7:43PM on Sep 29th 2009 by :(

12. 10. The Sunday before MJ died, churches around the world said a curse for MJ because of all the sick and twisted sexual things he had done to children. IT WORKED!!!!!!!

Posted at 7:40PM on Sep 29th 2009 by OhWell

LOL

Posted at 7:44PM on Sep 29th 2009 by the dumbazz fans

13. MJ is a Child Molester... This will always be his legacy. Face it... you know it to be true. Got Jesus Juice?

Posted at 7:44PM on Sep 29th 2009 by Daytona

14. Don't people understand. TMZ does NOT pay the rights to use real photos. They would have to pay the photographers a fee. They are too cheap to do that. They use stills from public domain videotape.

I also don't know what people are complaining about. The above IS how MJ looked without airbrushing, etc. in photos.

Posted at 7:48PM on Sep 29th 2009 by Susan

15. "Heh Heh, They said 'cybersquatted' Beavis."-Butthead. Don't look at me, I'm just the messenger. Pierce Aero

Posted at 7:47PM on Sep 29th 2009 by Pierce Aero

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