GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: Marley Family Loses Suit Against Umg

A federal judge in New York has ruled in Universal Music Group's favor in a 2008 suit filed by Bob Marley's family seeking copyrights and higher royalties for the late reggae star's albums. Marley, who died of cancer in 1981, rose to international fame via the disputed Island albums: "Catch a Fire" and "Burnin'" (both 1973), "Natty Dread" (1975), "Rastaman Vibration" (1976) and "Exodus" (1977)...

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