TV Guide Network Sued by Sony Music

NEW YORK: Sony Music Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against the TV Guide Network, citing unauthorized use of some of Michael Jackson’s music videos in documentaries that aired following the singer’s death.

According to wire reports, Sony maintains that the cable channel did not seek authorization for the use of nine Jackson music videos in the specials Michael Jackson: His Musical Legacy and Michael Jackson: the Life and Times of the King of Pop. Sony is seeking unspecified damages and demanding that TV Guide stop airing the docs.

"In a crass effort to exploit, and in the immediate aftermath of, Mr Jackson’s tragic death, TV Guide produced and repeatedly broadcast on its TV Guide channel a one-hour television show depicting the entirety of nine valuable music videos," the lawsuit said.