Companies involved agree to pay the estate $ 2.5 million for copyright violations . `` This Is It '' documentary about the singer 's last days and other `` misappropriated '' images , including Jackson 's `` Smooth Criminal Lean , '' which Mann 's company used in its corporate logo . `` This settlement seems appropriate for all concerned , '' Jackson 's estate says . Jackson estate accused Howard Mann of `` wholesale misappropriation '' of copyrights . The lawsuit was settled in 2005 with a payment of $ 1 million and an agreement that no further lawsuits would be filed against Howard Mann or his company.
Companies involved agree to pay the estate $ 2.5 million for copyright violations . `` This settlement seems appropriate for all concerned , '' Jackson 's estate says . Jackson estate accused Howard Mann of `` wholesale misappropriation '' of copyrights . The lawsuit was settled in 2005 with a payment of $ 1 million and an agreement that no further lawsuits would be filed against Howard Mann or his company.