Michael Jackson's estate is fighting to block an auction of unreleased songs, claiming ownership of the tapes and their copyright.

Last December, unreleased tracks from Jackson were discovered in a storage unit in the San Fernando Valley. The Jackson Estate said that they did not claim ownership of the tape but whoever purchases the recordings or compositions does not own the copyright, the estate does.

Michael Jackson's estate is pushing back against an auction house selling unreleased music from the late pop icon.

Michael Jackson’s estate is attempting to stop an auction house from selling the pop icon’s unreleased music. Gotta Have Rock and Roll is preparing to put up two cassette tapes on the auction block. They claim the cassettes feature 12 unreleased songs Michael recorded in the ‘80s and ‘90s,