Sony Beats Fake Michael Jackson Recording Claims for Second Time

For a second time, Sony Music beat claims in California state court that it deceived customers about whether some tracks on a posthumous Michael Jackson album were sung by Jackson.

The Court of Appeal of California affirmed Jan. 8 that Sony’s statements were still protected under state law following a relevant California Supreme Court opinion published after its initial ruling.

Sony released the album “Michael” in 2010. Before the release, some members of Jackson’s family disputed that he was the singer on three of the album’s ten tracks. In response, Sony and the estate issued statements saying they believed the ...