Michale Jackson's back catalogue has allegedly been stolen from Sony Music by hackers More than 50,000 files from Sony Music, most by late pop legend, are said to have been illegally downloaded Michale Jackson's back catalogue has allegedly been stolen from Sony Music by hackers, it has emerged. More than 50,000 music files, most of which were by the late pop legend, are said to have been illegally downloaded. Jackson's estate signed the biggest recording deal in history, worth $250m (£164m) with the company in 2010, giving it the rights to sell his whole back catalogue as well as previously unreleased tracks. On Friday, two men who were arrested last May appeared in court in the UK accused of offences in connection with the alleged security breach. James Marks, 26, from Daventry in Northamptonshire, and James McCormick, 25, from Blackpool, denied charges under the Computer Misuse Act and the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act at Leicester crown court. They were releas...