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The dispute over royalties for Bob Marley's classic track 'No Woman No Cry' has opened at the High Court.
The publishing rights to the 1974 iconic reggae song are now at the centre of a legal battle over Jamaican pioneer’s back catalogue, reports The Independent.
Cayman Music, who handled Marley's catalogue between 1967 and 1976, are suing Blue Mountain Music - who, were formed by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, the label that launched Marley into international stardom.
Watch Bob Marley performing 'No Woman No Cry' below
Cayman alleges that Blue Mountain are guilty of the “misattribution and diversion of income” of a number of Marley's tracks, telling the High Court that they never received the money they were due for 'No Woman, No Cry' and 12 other other Marley songs between 1973 and 1976 - 'fraudulently' giving credit to other parties instead.
Defending Blue Mountain, Ian Mill QC, argued that based on the "straightforward application of ordinary principles of contract law", the case should be thrown out.
The case continues.
