▁ab use " ▁and ▁" leg it im ize ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁category ▁of ▁wealth y , ▁powerful ▁or ▁famous ▁individual ▁who ▁could ... ▁preserve ▁for ▁themselves ▁via ▁contract ▁post hum ous ▁control ▁over ▁how ▁they ▁are ▁port rayed ▁and ▁described ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁ordinary ▁citizens ▁cannot ." ▁Bry an ▁Fre ed man , ▁an ▁att orney ▁for ▁Jackson ▁estate , ▁respond ed , ▁" If ▁H BO ▁thinks ▁the ▁contract ▁does ▁not ▁apply ▁or ▁is ▁exp ired ▁then ▁why ▁are ▁they ▁oppos ing ▁adj ud ic ating ▁it ? ▁The ▁reason ▁why ▁is ▁because ▁they ▁know ▁they ▁were ▁comp licit ▁in ▁this ▁one - s ided ▁far ce ▁of ▁a ▁money ▁grab ▁that ▁clearly ▁viol ates ▁the ▁agreement ... ▁Let ▁this ▁be ▁a ▁warning ▁to ▁all ▁talent ▁that ▁H BO ▁will ▁dis reg ard ▁the ▁truth ▁and ▁dist ribute ▁fict it ious ▁one - s ided ▁content ▁in ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁artists ' ▁rights ▁it ▁promised ▁to ▁protect ." ▁ ▁The ▁Jackson ▁estate ▁aim ed ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁judge ▁comp el ▁arbitr ation ▁proceed ings ▁before ▁the ▁American ▁Ar bitr ation ▁Association . ▁H BO ▁said ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁en force able ▁agreement ▁that ▁per tain ed ▁to ▁Le aving ▁Never land . ▁It ▁argued ▁that ▁an ▁over - reading ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁contract ▁would ▁viol ate ▁both ▁its ▁due ▁process ▁rights ▁and ▁the ▁First ▁Am end ment ; ▁under ▁the ▁Federal ▁Ar bitr ation ▁Act , ▁the ▁federal ▁judge