Bob Marley

Bob Marley

Robert Nesta Marley, better known as Bob Marley, was a Jamaican musical artist. He is the most widely known performer of reggae music, and is famous for popularizing the genre outside Jamaica. A faithful Rastafari, Marley is regarded by... [more]

Robert Nesta Marley, better known as Bob Marley, was a Jamaican musical artist. He is the most widely known performer of reggae music, and is famous for popularizing the genre outside Jamaica. A faithful Rastafari, Marley is regarded by many as a prophet of the religion. He is also the recipient of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Family looks to cash in on the reggae star's image by launching own line of productsHeirs of the Jamaican superstar Bob Marley are plunging into the global trademark war, seeking to enforce their exclusive rights to an image that has grown steadily since the reggae legend died of brain cancer in 1981 at the age of 36.The Marley name, look and sound are estimated to generate about $600m a year in sales of unlicensed wares. Legal sales are much...  
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