Bob Marley’s heirs fight for his image in Nevada court
LAS VEGAS — A lawyer told a federal jury in Las Vegas that Bob Marley’s children don’t want to see the reggae legend portrayed as a bobblehead or a plush toy.
Los Angeles attorney Jill Pietrini used closing arguments in a U.S. District Court civil lawsuit to cast a business interference claim as a battle for the Jamaican singer’s legacy.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Friday that Marley’s widow and nine of his 11 children are seeking damages from a Nevada corporation called AVELA and its licensees.
They accuse the defendants of improperly making and selling apparel featuring Marley’s image.
Marley died in 1981 at age 36. His heirs, under the name Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Ltd. and Zion Rootswear, filed the lawsuit in January 2008.
