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Dearest Super Sleuths, How have you all been? It's been quiet of late in the "Research Club." The research threads are now located in a section of Exhale that is more difficult to find than the "Britney Spears Community," which has been limiting collaboration. However... Perhaps we can view this as an opportunity? Should we be developing some community guidelines or rules for the Research Club that can help us to ensure that we don't fall into the territory of "conspiracy theory"? Here's what I've come up with so far: Club Rules: Cite your sources. Can your allegations be proven through multiple sources? If not, please indicate that you are stating a theory that has yet to be proven. What else could we add to this list? Can we tweak the wording of these rules so that everyone who posts understands that they must provide some sort of evidence for their allegations? Collectively, we've developed quite an extensive body of work here on Exhale. How can we continue to add to our body of knowledge while keeping our work to the highest standards? Let me know your thoughts. Happy Holidays! Steel Magnolia

Since I am horribly stumped on my trademark timeline video because of the amount of ridiculousness I have to sort through, but I decided to post some of my research here. The trademark thing seems irrelevant but from what I've seen, trademarks can be used against a person in various ways in the music industry. Heres a thread of some of the most prominent things I found if anyone is curious. This is accurate to my knowledge but it is really a big research dump to put pieces together- so if anyone has additional information or corrections/updates that I should make please feel free. The Word Marks There are hundreds of registered trademarks using the name Britney Spears used to produce a variety of merchandise. While there are TONS to sort through my main focus are the word marks for musical works & her perfumes. Despite filings saying "Britney Spears is a living person whose consent is of record" the consent of record is from Jamie Spears and Andrew Wallet most recently, Micheal Kane, on her behalf. (Most recently) (source) I had reported in my video on it she first registered her TMs in 2009. Actually- Britney had her own TMS under her own name far before this (source) since 1999. After C-ship, her trademarks under her own name were abandoned. in 2009, most of these would be renewed and under ownership to the infamous Britney Brands All word marks for everything currently belong to the company known as Baby One More Mark LLC (source) (source) Before the conservatorship, Britneys signature on some of the pre c-ship documents is just a drawn check, which could possibly just be the letter "B". source Rudolph & Beer represented Britney in first registering her marks, which she herself was the owner at that point. According to filings for the marks, her statement of being in treatment due to her "fathers health issues" was used to show excusable nonuse (why they are not using it so that it does not get invalidated) for the word mark used for live performances. Along with a musical called "Once Upon a One More Time" (source) As of 2018, the marks were signed out of Britneys ownership, and reassigned to a company known as Baby One More Mark, LLC. Jamie Spears and Andrew Wallet signed away the trademarks on Britneys behalf, effectively to themselves, who also signed on behalf of Baby One More Mark LLC as managers. Someone named Andrea Miller was (possibly) involved in incorporating these companies (source pending), who also incorporated The P-Cat Dolls What We Know About Britney Brands, Baby One More Mark And B's Involvement. Britney Brands was established initially in 1999, by Jamie Spears and other family members. This company is responsible (under Epic Rights, most recently) for issuing licenses to produce Britney Spears Products. Epic rights is derived from Sony. AS OF 10/06 Micheal Kane is the sole officer of the company, making him the CEO and the entire board of directors. (SOURCE) Represented by Erika Easter Until sometime towards the end of last year, Jamie Spears was in control of the Britney Brands company (as CEO and sole director) and it has been alleged by journalists that he resides in front of a warehouse full of her merchandise.(<sourced) Britney Spears became the President of Britney Brands in roughly 2005, which would continue to be until 2010. (estimated, at some point, she was removed from the company completly but I still am looking for when exactly that happened.) California SOS indicates that the company has a labor judgement. (source) The main branch of Britney Brands is in Louisiana, with two branches in New York and California. According to public record, Micheal Kane is currently in control of all branches (as CEO and sole director, respectively) . OpenCorps indicates Jamie is still CEO of the New York branch (source), however I cannot verify this because the NY website to view these records has been "down" for "maintenance" for months. (source) Lou Taylor was listed as an Agent until the point she had resigned as conservator. I will be updating this routinely as I am researching.

Here are the documents for incorporation of the company called Miss Britney Recording. Theres not much I have found on this comp so far (also busy with research for something about her TMS) but I believe the company may have control over aspects of her past releases and maybe even her masters. It is now under direction of Micheal Kane. UMG stated in a lawsuit with a streaming service it did not own all of Britneys music and musical works. I posted that lawsuit on another thread (I will try to find it again, I did buy the court docs) Theres a few new names here.. even a name that brings up some reporter? I dont even think thats who this is. The company was actually established by someone named Andrea Mitchell, in 2010. Heres the docs for those who have not already seen them: MISS BRITNEY RECORDING - Google Drive DRIVE.GOOGLE.COM Would love to see if anyone has found/can find more.

**Please do not comment on this thread until this message is deleted.** Let's try this again! CHRONOLOGICAL TIMELINE: BRITNEY SPEARS CONSERVATORSHIP SOURCES #ResearchThread #BritneySuperSleuths __________________________________ 1954: June 19, 1954 - Lou Pearlman is born in Flushing, a suburb of Queens, New York. Source: “Lou Pearlman,” Wikipedia. Accessed July 15, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Pearlman 1960: Aug. 9, 1960 - Johnny Wright is born in Hyannis, Massachusetts, and grows up in Cape Cod. Source: “Johnny Wright (music manager),” Wikipedia. Accessed July 15, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Wright_(music_manager) 1963: July 24, 1963 - Larry Rudolph is born in The Bronx, across the river from Queens, New York. Source: “Larry Rudolph,” Wikipedia. Accessed July 15, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Rudolph 1971: 1971 - During this year, South African businessmen Clive Calder and Ralph Simon launch a publishing and management company named Zomba Records. Four years later, they relocate to London, England, and sign their first client, a young South African named Robert "Mutt" Lange. Source: “Jive Records,” Wikipedia. Accessed July 16, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jive_Records Jan. 4, 1971 - Jerry Brown begins his term as Secretary of State of California. Source: “Jerry Brown,” Wikipedia. Accessed August 22, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Brown 1974: 1974 - During this year, Irving Azoff creates Front Line Management. Source: “The Long Run: An Irving Azoff Timeline,” Hits Daily Double, April 17, 2009. Accessed August 22, 2022 from https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=280194&title=THE-LONG-RUN:-AN-IRVING-AZOFF-TIMELINE 1975: Jan. 6, 1975 - Jerry Brown begins his first term as the Governor of the state of California. Brown is dating Linda Ronstadt, who tours with the Eagles and their manager, Irving Azoff. Source: “Jerry Brown,” Wikipedia. Accessed August 22, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Brown Source: “Looking Back at Rocker Linda Ronstadt's Decades-Long Bond with Former Gov. Jerry Brown,” Sam Gillette, People, May 15, 2020. Accessed August 22, 2022 from https://people.com/politics/linda-ronstadt-jerry-brown-surprising-romance-explored-in-new-book/ Source: “Linda Ronstadt,” Wikipedia. Accessed August 22, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Ronstadt 1976: May 14, 1976 - The Eagles play a benefit concert for Jerry Brown as he runs for President of the United States. The Eagles’ manager is Irving Azoff. Source: “Eagles Jerry Brown Benefit at the Capital Centre – May 14, 1976,” Randy Meisner Hearts On Fire, n.d. Accessed August 22, 2022 from https://randymeisnerheartsonfire.com/eagles-jerry-brown-benefit/

A work in progress. Please do not comment on this thread until this message is deleted. Thank you! 1954: June 19, 1954 - Lou Pearlman is born in Flushing, a suburb of Queens, New York. Source: “Lou Pearlman,” Wikipedia. Accessed July 15, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Pearlman 1960: Aug. 9, 1960 - Johnny Wright is born in Hyannis, Massachusetts, and grows up in Cape Cod. Source: “Johnny Wright (music manager),” Wikipedia. Accessed July 15, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Wright_(music_manager) 1963: July 24, 1963 - Larry Rudolph is born in The Bronx, across the river from Queens, New York. Source: “Larry Rudolph,” Wikipedia. Accessed July 15, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Rudolph 1971: 1971 - During this year, South African businessmen Clive Calder and Ralph Simon launch a publishing and management company named Zomba Records. Four years later, they relocate to London, England, and sign their first client, a young South African named Robert "Mutt" Lange. Source: “Jive Records,” Wikipedia. Accessed July 16, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jive_Records 1976: July 29, 1976 - James Parnel Spears marries Lynne Bridges in the state of Louisiana. Source: [Insert] 1978: 1978 - During this year, Zomba Group offices are established in New York City. Source: “Iconic South Africans: Clive Calder,” Sheldon Rocha Leal, Medium, November 6, 2019. Accessed July 16, 2022 from https://medium.com/@shelrochaleal/iconic-south-africans-clive-calder-47e0553d043f 1981: 1981 - During this year, Clive Calder launches the American independent record label Jive Records as a subsidiary to the Zomba Group. Calder forms a business relationship with Clive Davis, whose Arista Records begins distributing material by Zomba artists. Source: “Jive Records,” Wikipedia. Accessed July 16, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jive_Records 1992: 1992 - Johnny Wright relocates to Orlando, Florida and begins managing the Backstreet Boys. With funding provided by Lou Pearlman, Wright moves the group to Europe to begin honing their act. Source: “The Starmaker,” David Scheiber, St. Petersburg Times, October 23, 2000. Accessed July 15, 2022 from https://web.archive.org/web/20010421003709/http://www.sptimes.com/News/102300/Floridian/The_starmaker.shtml 1993: May 8, 1993 - Billboard reports that entertainment attorney Larry Rudolph has formed a partnership with Steven Beer in New York City. The new firm is to be known as Rudolph & Beer, LLP. Source: Source: "The Billboard Bulletin...," Irv Lichtman, Billboard Newspaper, May 8, 1993, Page 80, https://books.google.ca/books?id=lREEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Billboard+May+8+1993&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjiosrQk4_4AhUyoY4IHSKTD5sQ6AF6BAgBEAI#v=onepage&q=Billboard May 8 1993&f=false 1994: Oct. 1994 - Production ends on Season 7 of the “All-New Mickey Mouse Club” on the Disney Channel. Filmed in Orlando, Florida, seasons 6 and 7 feature 13-year old Britney Spears and 14-year old Justin Timberlake. "When I went home I was really antsy," Britney recalls of her return to her hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana. "That's when my dad called Larry." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mickey_Mouse_Club Source: "BubbleGum Blows Up," Entertainment Weekly, March 5, 1999, https://www.angelfire.com/pop/BritsWorld/galleryEW.html Dec. 28, 1994 - Lou Pearlman and manager Johnny Wright register Transcontinental Entertainment, Inc. in the state of Florida, along with Robert Fishetti and Wright’s wife Donna Wright. The 1996 annual report is signed by president Louis J. Pearlman. The principal place of business and mailing address are listed as 7380 Sand Lake Road Ste. 350, Orlando, FA 32919. (Company No: P94000094179) Source: Annual Report: 1996, Transcontinental Entertainment, Inc., P94000094179, Florida Department of State, June 10, 1996. Accessed July 16, 2022 from https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResultDetail?inquirytype=EntityName&directionType=CurrentList&searchNameOrder=TRANSCONTINENTALENTERTAINMENT%20P940000941790&aggregateId=domp-p94000094179-35573ce4-18c8-421c-96ab-fedb6bbba3e1&searchTerm=Transcontinental%20Entertainment&listNameOrder=TRANSCONTINENTALENTERTAINMENT%20F060000069570 #ResearchThread #BritneySuperSleuths

A compendium of inter-related research threads about Britney Spears' finances and the conservatorship.

A companion to the "Chronological Timeline of Britney Spears' Conservatorship : A Research Thread." A work in progress. #ResearchThread #BritneySuperSleuths __________________________________ 1997: Mar. 15, 1997 - Billboard reports that the Zomba Music Group is about to restructure their Christian music ventures in the wake of their acquisition of Brentwood Music, Reunion Records, and the Benson Music Group. Brentwood president/COO Jim Van Hook will oversee Zomba's Nashville Christian Music entities, including publishing rights, which chairman/CEO Clive Calder calls a "tremendous asset." Source: https://books.google.ca/books?id=aA4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false 1998: Mar. 31, 1998 - Lou M. Taylor registers Jeff Fisher Enterprises, LLC in the state of Tennessee as coach Jeff Fisher and the Houston Oilers move to their new stadium in Nashville. Source: https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_tn/000348433 Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Titans Source: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1013081-is-jeff-fisher-really-an-elite-football-coach Apr. 11, 1998 - Mark A. Alhstrom and his wife, Robin D. Ahlstrom, register Hy-Teck Interiors, Inc., in the state of Florida. The head office is located at 3051 NW 23rd Way, Oakland Park, FL, 33308, and the mailing address is 10732 Lago Welleby Dr., Sunrise, FL, 33351. Source: https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_fl/M76069 Oct. 15, 1998 - Britney Spears registers Britney Touring, Inc. in the state of Louisiana through business manager Stacy Smith of Stacy Smith & Associates, 1503 Colley Avenue, Norfolk, VA, 23517, using the Corporation Service Company, 1201 Hays Street, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301-2525. (Company No.: 34698963D) Source: Exhibit A, "Application By Foreign Corporation For Authorization To Transact Business in Florida," Wright Entertainment Group, LCC and Wright Entertainment Group, Inc. vs. Britney Spears and Britney Touring, Inc., In The Circuit Court Of The Ninth Judicial Circuit In And For Orange County Florida, December 18, 2007. (Case No.: 48-2007-CA-014233-O Div. 32) 1999: Jan. 1999 - After consulting with her New York-based attorney Larry Rudolph, Britney Spears enters into a Personal Management Agreement with Johnny Wright. Both James Spears and Lynne Spears sign as her legal guardians. “...Artist shall pay Manager a sum equivalent to Seven and one-half {7½%) percent of Artist's Gross Receipts…” Source: Complaint, Wright Entertainment Group, LCC and Wright Entertainment Group, Inc. vs. Britney Spears and Britney Touring, Inc., In The Circuit Court Of The Ninth Judicial Circuit In And For Orange County Florida, October 27, 2007, Page 3 and Exhibit A. (Case No.: 48-2007-CA-014233-O Div. 32) Jan. 1999 - Some time during this year, Bryan Spears becomes engaged to Lauren Melkus of Nashville, TN. Source: https://www.whosdatedwho.com/dating/bryan-spears-and-lauren-melkus Jan. 12, 1999 - Britney Spears releases her first studio album, "Baby, One More Time," through Jive Records and the Zomba Music Group. Source: "Baby, One More Time (album)," Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...Baby_One_More_Time_(album) Mar. 18, 1999 - Britney Spears registers Britney Brands, Inc. in the state of Louisiana. Source: https://coraweb.sos.la.gov/commercialsearch/CommercialSearchDetails.aspx?CharterID=520868_9BC1E4F80B Source: Complaint, Wright Entertainment Group, LCC and Wright Entertainment Group, Inc. vs. Britney Spears and Britney Touring, Inc., In The Circuit Court Of The Ninth Judicial Circuit In And For Orange County Florida, October 27, 2007, Page 3. (Case No.: 48-2007-CA-014233-O Div. 32) Nov. 2, 1999 - Britney Brands, Inc. signs a deal with Famous Fixins, Inc. to manufacture "Britney Spears CD Bubble Gum," with a launch scheduled for April 2000. As compensation, Britney Brands, Inc. is entitled to a "royalty of 9% of net sales on all units that we sell...Britney Brands is entitled to a minimum royalty guarantee of $150,000, including the advance. We agreed to make a non-refundable payment of $10,000 to the Britney Spears Foundation. We issued to Britney Brands warrants to purchase a total of 200,000 shares of our common stock. The warrants are exercisable at $0.25 per share..." As part of the deal, Famous Fixins, Inc. issues the common stock, valued at $95,496, to Britney Spears, Signatures Network, Inc., Laurence H. Rudolph, Johnny Wright, Burt Paddell and Reggie Covington. Source: https://edgar.brand.edgar-online.com/efxapi/EFX_dll/EDGARpro.dll?FetchFilingHTML1?ID=1239738&SessionID=A7r_qC9JmyXQKa2 Dec. 1999 - Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, both clients of the law firm of Rudolph & Beer, LLC, enter into donor agreements with the Boston-based Giving Back Fund, Inc., a charitable corporation to which contributions qualify for tax deductions under§ 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. lt is not the more familiar form of charitable organization which exists to raise money for some single use such as The American Cancer Society. Rather, for a fee, it provides a structure which receives funds generated or donated by a prominent donor and administers a charitable account in the name of that donor. The donor is thus able to raise funds and participate in decisions directing the funds to favored donees. The objective is to avoid the costs and burdens of creating and administering a charitable foundation while getting a pre-approved I.R.C. § 501 (c) (3) umbrella. Source: Memorandum Of Law In Support Of Motion To Dismiss The Complaint, The Giving Back Fund, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Mark Steverson, Rudolph & Beer, LLP, Laurence H. Rudolph, and Corina Biggar, Defendants, United States District Court For The State Of Massachusetts, April 5, 2002, Page 12. (Case No. 1:02-cv-10446-RWZ) Dec. 2, 1999 - Britney Spears turns 18, which is the age of majority in her home state of Louisiana and in the states of Florida, New York, and California. Source: https://www.policygenius.com/estate-planning/age-of-majority-by-state/