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Timeline of Sony/ATV Music Publishing

1955 Lew Grade founds Associated Television
(ATV).
1957 ATV acquires Pye Records as a wholly-owned subsidiary.
1957
ATV Music Publishing is created to exploit the songs owned by ATV.
1968 ATV
Music and Lew Grade acquire the rights to the Lennon/McCartney song catalogue,
Northern Songs.
1985 ATV Music Publishing and Pye Records are put up for
sale. They are bought Robert Holmes à Court.
1985 ATV Music Publishing and
it's assets, Pye Records and Northern Songs, are again put up for sale. Singer
Michael Jackson acquires them for $47.5 million.
1995 Jackson merges ATV
Music Publishing with Sony. He earns $90 million in the venture.
May 2001
Jackson declares that the Beatles' songs "will never be for sale".
November
2001 Sony/ATV Music Publishing acquires Tony Martin's Baby Mae Music catalogue
of 600 songs.
July 2002 Sony/ATV Music Publishing buy country music
publisher Acuff-Rose for $157 million. The venture includes publishing rights to
55,000 songs.
2007 Sony/ATV Music Publishing acquires Famous Music, a music
publishing business with song catalogue of more than 125,000 songs.

Recent history
In May 2001, Jackson denied rumours
that he was planning to sell the Beatles' song catalogue. Rumours had circulated
that the singer was to sell them in order to finance the upkeep of Neverland
RanchNeverland RanchNeverland Valley Ranch is a developed property in Santa
Barbara County, California, most famous for being a home of American entertainer
Michael Jackson from 1988 to 2005. It is named after Neverland, the fantasy
island in the story of Peter Pan, a boy who never grows up...
and to cover
legal bill expenses. The singer announced in a statement, "I want to clarify a
silly rumour - the Beatles catalogue is not for sale, has not been for sale and
will never be for sale." Sony/ATV Music Publishing continued to acquire song
catalogues in the 21st century. In November 2001, the company signed country
singer Tony Martin to an exclusive songwriting and co-publishing deal. Through
the deal, they acquired Martin's Baby Mae Music catalog of 600 songs, which
includes Joe DiffieJoe DiffieJoe Logan Diffie is an American country music
singer-songwriter known for his ballads and novelty songs, in a manner similar
to George Jones. Starting with Diffie's debut single "Home", he has charted
seventeen Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
charts...
's "Third Rock from the SunThird Rock from the Sun (album)Third
Rock from the Sun is the fourth studio album by American country music artist
Joe Diffie. The album's first five tracks were all released as singles, and all
charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
" and
Jeff CarsonJeff CarsonJeffrey Lee Herndon , known professionally as Jeff Carson,
is an American country music artist. Originally a session musician in Branson,
Missouri and later a demo singer, he was signed to Curb Records in 1995,
releasing his debut album that year, followed by Butterfly Kisses in 1998 and
Real Life...
's "Not on Your LoveNot on Your Love"Not On Your Love" is a
song written by Tony Martin, Troy Martin, and Reese Wilson, and recorded by
American country music artist Jeff Carson. Released as the second single from
his self-titled debut album, it represents Carson's only Number One single on
the Hot Country Singles & Tracks ...
". In July 2002, Sony/ATV Music
Publishing bought veteran country music publisher Acuff-Rose for $157 million.
The venture included music publishing rights to 55,000 country music songs,
including the music of Hank Williams, The Everly BrothersThe Everly BrothersThe
Everly Brothers are brothers and country-influenced rock and roll performers,
known for steel-string guitar playing and close harmony singing. The Everlys are
the most successful U.S...
and Roy OrbisonRoy OrbisonRoy Kelton Orbison was
an American singer-songwriter and musician, well known for his distinctive,
powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew
up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly / country & western band in
high school until he was signed by Sun Records...
as well as the master
recordingMaster recordingA master recording is an original recording, from which
copies may be made.When recording on to magnetic or digital tape, the original
tape is known as the master tape.When recording on to a computer hard disk, it
is known as session files....
s of the defunct label Hickory RecordsHickory
RecordsHickory Records is a United States record label founded by Acuff-Rose
Music in 1954 which operated the label up to the late 1970s. Present owner
Sony/ATV Music Publishing revived the label in 2007. Originally based in
Nashville, functioning as an independent label throughout its history, it has...
. Sony/ATV revived Hickory Records as the in house record labelRecord
labelIn the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated
with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record
label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the
production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
imprint
in 2007, with distribution handled by Sony Music's RED DistributionRED
DistributionRED - An Artist Development Company is a Sony Music
Entertainment-owned sales and marketing division that handles releases for 50+
independent record labels... .

Digital sheet musicSheet musicSheet music
is a hand-written or printed form of musical notation; like its analogs—books,
pamphlets, etc.—the medium of sheet music typically is paper , although the
access to musical notation in recent years includes also presentation on
computer screens...
provider Musicnotes.com announced in June 2006 that they
had signed a long-term distribution agreement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
Musicnotes.com would produce and sell digital sheet music and guitarGuitarThe
guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide
variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-,
eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also
exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
tablatureTablatureTablature is a form of musical notation indicating
instrument fingering rather than musical pitches....
for songs from
Sony/ATV's extensive catalog. "As a music publisher, we are always looking for
new and innovative ways to promote our songs and songwriters", Sony/ATV chairman
and chief executive David Hockman announced in a statement. Another company
acquisition was made in 2007, when Famous MusicFamous MusicFamous Music was the
worldwide music publishing division of Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom
since 1994. Its copyright holdings span several decades and includes music from
such Academy Award-winning motion pictures as The Godfather and Forrest Gump...
, a music publishing business with song catalogue of more than 125,000 songs
including "Moon RiverMoon River"Moon River" is a song composed by Johnny Mercer
and Henry Mancini in 1961, for whom it won that year's Academy Award for Best
Original Song. It was originally sung in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's by
Audrey Hepburn, although it has been covered by many other artists. The song
also won the...
" and "FootlooseFootlooseThe movie was loosely based on
events that took place in the tiny, rural farming community of Elmore City,
Oklahoma. Much of the film was filmed in Utah County, Utah.-Production:...
", was sold to Sony/ATV Music Publishing. The deal, sought by
ViacomViacomViacom , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an
American media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and
satellite television networks , and movie production and distribution with
Paramount Motion Pictures Group. Paramount is also the distributor of movie
studio DreamWorks...
, included the assumption of around $30 million of
debt. The company purchased the business for $370 million. The song catalogue
also includes the hits of EminemEminemMarshall Bruce Mathers III , known by his
primary stage name Eminem, or by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American
rapper, record producer and actor. Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with
his major-label debut album The Slim Shady LP, which won a Grammy Award for Best
Rap Album...
, AkonAkonAliaune Badara Akon Thiam, better known by his middle
and stage name Akon , is a Senegalese-American R&B singer-songwriter, record
producer, businessman, and philanthropist. He rose to prominence in 2004
following the release of "Locked Up”, the first single from his debut album
Trouble...
, Linda PerryLinda PerryLinda Perry, born April 15, 1965, in
Springfield, Massachusetts, to parents of Portuguese and Brazilian descent, is
an American rock musician, songwriter, and record producer...
,
BjorkBjörkBjörk Guðmundsdóttir is a critically acclaimed Icelandic avant-garde
singer-songwriter, composer, actress and music producer, whose work includes
seven solo albums and two film soundtracks....
, ShakiraShakiraShakira
Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian
singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist who
emerged as a musical prodigy in the music scene of Latin America in the early
1990s...
and BeckBeckBeck Hansen is an American musician, singer-songwriter,
and multi-instrumentalist known by the stage name Beck...
.

Following Jackson's deathDeath of Michael JacksonThe death of Michael
Jackson occurred after he suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Holmby Hills,
Los Angeles, California on June 25, 2009. He was treated by paramedics at his
home, but was pronounced dead at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center....
in June 2009, it was revealed that Sony/ATV Music Publishing would keep
control of the Beatles' songs. Upon his death, Jackson's entertainment attorney,
Joel Katz, commented on the singer's work as a businessman. "Michael Jackson was
a perfectionist and his business affairs are worldwide. Many of them are quite
ongoing and will be dealt with appropriately." Ivan Thornton, a private-wealth
adviser who worked with Jackson and his family, also commended the business side
of the musician. "His business mind was fascinating. We’d go to meetings with
bankers and Wall Street people and once I explained the language to him, he
totally got it. There was no formal education there, but his natural knack was
off the charts."

Value
The value of Sony/ATV Music
Publishing has varied in reports. In 2002, Forbes magazine estimated Jackson's
50% stake in the company, along with other music publishing ventures, to be
worth $450 million. The organisation was valued at $700 million in 2003.
Industry experts valued the catalogue at between $600 million and $1 billion in
2004, based on the sales of rival catalogues. Charles Koppelman, a veteran music
industry executive, stated that $1 billion was more reflective of Sony/ATV Music
Publishing's worth. "Buyers would be lining up around the block if it were ever
put up for sale", he said. "And I'd be in the front of the line." The value of
the company was further estimated by Ryan Schinman, chief of Platinum Rye, to be
$1.5 billion

In 2005, Jackson's defense attorney, Thomas
MesereauThomas MesereauThomas Arthur Mesereau, Jr. is an American trial attorney
and former amateur boxer best known for successfully defending Michael Jackson
in the 2005 child molestation trial. He devotes his time and money to pro bono
legal services to the African-American communities of Los Angeles and the
American...
, revealed that the song catalogue had been valued at between $4
billion and $5 billion. The company's song catalogue is believed to generate up
to $80 million a year; The Beatles' hits alone bring in $30 million to $45
million a year. Jackson's other
publishing firm, Mijac, which publishes songs written by Jackson himself, is valued to be worth at least $75 million.

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Enquanto o divulgado é que ATV/Sony vale cerca de 450, 900 milhões. Na verdade, em 2005 Meseareau mostrou que este catalogo vale cerca de 5 BILHÕES.
Isto é apenas parte doq ue Jackson conseguiu. Sua genialidade não conseguiram cotar.
Um catalogo com um valor destes, aliado a sua genialidae e generosidade, alem de persuassão e carisma.
Cara, 5 bilhões é muita grana.. Muita mesmo.
E com um patrimonio destes, mais neverland e um poder incrivel de persuassão e arrastar multidões.
Pois é, após tudo que assistimos em sua vida. Tamanho inferno. Falsas acusações, imprensa tendenciosa e conspiração à falência..
Só mesmo "morrendo"...