Rick…

It appears that there is an open-ended license that currently calls for a $1 million per year payment from MGM Mirage to MGM/UA for the use of its logo. I’m sure that this will be one of thousands of negotiating points between Sony and Tracinda. It’s going to be a very interesting situation with a lot at stake.

http://business.virgin.net/daniel.jesudasen/film/m_trademark.htm

As a side note, Columbia Pictures (Sony) and MGM Pictures are the two companies that I’ve worked for over the past 28 years.