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Bob Marley
Bob Marley


Background information
Birth name Robert Nesta Marley
Born February 6, 1945
Born place Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica
Died May 11, 1981
Death place Miami, Florida, United States
Genre(s) Ska
Reggae
Years active 1962—81
Associated acts The Wailers
Wailers Band
The Upsetters
I Threes
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Bob Marley Family Fail In Legal Bid To Get Song Copyright

September 14, 2010
Bob Marley Family Fail In Legal Bid To Get Song CopyrightThe family of Bob Marley have failed in their attempt to obtain copyright to some of the reggae singer's biggest hits.

Marley's family had accused Universal Music Group (UMG) of intentionally withholding royalties from their own music company.

They also alleged that they had not been consulted over certain licensing decisions.

But a New York judge ruled on Monday (September 13) that UMG lawfully owned the copyright, reports BBC News.

The songs in question, which included 'I Shot the Sheriff' and 'No Woman, No Cry', all featured on the late singer's five albums recorded between 1973 and 1977 for Island Records.

Marley died of cancer in the US in 1981. He was 36.

(by Jason Gregory)



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