Marley Family Loses Copyright Battle

[DrPhil]

Marley family loses copyright battle
Sept. 14, 2010, 2:09 PM EST
WENN

The family of reggae legend Bob Marley has lost a lawsuit seeking ownership of his most famous tracks.

Executives at UMG Recordings were declared the rightful owners of copyrights to five albums that Marley recorded between 1973 and 1977 for Island Records.

The decision, which came down in Manhattan on Friday, is a defeat for Marley's widow, Rita, and nine children, who had sought to recover millions of dollars in damages over UMG's effort to "exploit" what they called "the quintessential Bob Marley sound recordings."

http://music.msn.com/music/article.a...5415&gt1=28102

Dammit!

[moe.ron]

Sucks man.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

If Bob Marley was alive today he'd be devastated. His legacy was for the people of Jamaica and not about this "big busines" etc. There is just so much sad irony in this decision it pains me.

[NinjaPoodle]

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