GreenLight to Represent Personality Rights of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash

GreenLight to Represent Personality Rights of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash

Celebrity-Estate Representation Experts to Help Maintain Johnny and June's Legacies and Manage Licensing Activities

LOS ANGELES, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenLight (www.greenlightrights.com), one of the world's leading intellectual property services companies, today announced that it has been selected to represent the personality rights of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, two of the world's most beloved entertainers.

GreenLight has been named the exclusive third-party licensor to the Cash's personality rights, including their name, image, likeness, signatures and characterizations used in advertising, promotions and merchandising.

"Johnny and June are icons the world over who gained legions of adoring fans with their distinctive and enduring mix of country, rock, blues, folk and gospel music," said David Reeder, Vice President of GreenLight. "We are honored to have the opportunity to extend their legacy."

Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash enjoyed celebrated partnerships in both their personal and professional lives, with tens of millions of their albums sold around the world. Johnny is considered to be one of the most influential international entertainers of the 20th century, performing hits including 'I Walk the Line,' 'Hurt,' 'Man in Black,' and 'Ring of Fire,' which he co-wrote with June.

Johnny won several Grammy awards, was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame, Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame, and was portrayed in the 2005 award-winning biopic Walk the Line. June and Johnny passed away four months apart in 2003, and both had hit albums posthumously featuring previously unreleased music.

"Johnny was the personification of country music to many, but was not tied to a single genre, while June is undoubtedly one of the greatest women in country music," said Bob Sullivan, co-trustee of the estate held by their families. "Both June and Johnny enjoyed illustrious careers, and we are proud to continue highlighting their artistic achievements through our relationship with GreenLight."

With more than 20 years of experience, the GreenLight team represents the estates of iconic entertainers, scientists, inventors and other celebrities including Steve McQueen, Albert Einstein and the Wright Brothers. GreenLight licenses personality rights to companies in categories including financial services, automotive, technology, apparel, social expression, health and beauty, home furnishings, and toys for use in advertising, promotions and merchandise.

To learn more about Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, visit their official sites at www.johnnycash.com and www.junecartercash.com.

About GreenLight

GreenLight is one of the world's leading Intellectual Property services companies. It helps clients handle talent negotiation, rights clearances and other licensing projects involving celebrities, feature film and TV clips, music, trademarks and more to create innovative products and advertising. It also represents the name, image and likeness rights to many of the worlds most iconic and recognized personas including Albert Einstein, The Wright Brothers and Steve McQueen. A Corbis company, GreenLight is headquartered in Los Angeles and, through the Corbis network, serves customers in more than 50 countries through 18 offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, visit www.greenlightrights.com.

   For more information or images from Corbis, press only:    Scott Baldwin   Weber Shandwick for GreenLight   +1 212 445 8107   sbaldwin@webershandwick.com    Dan Perlet   Director, Communications, GreenLight   +44 (0) 20 7644 7418   dan.perlet@corbis.com  

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CONTACT: Scott Baldwin, Weber Shandwick for GreenLight, +1-212-445-8107,
sbaldwin@webershandwick.com; or Dan Perlet, Director, Communications,
GreenLight, +44 (0) 20-7644-7418, dan.perlet@corbis.com

Web Site: http://www.greenlightrights.com/

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