Bob Marley's Heirs Win Case Involving His Image

Bob Marley's family has won a case that dealt with his image. A Reno-based company has to pay the heirs at least $300,000 in damages, according to the ruling of a Las Vegas jury on Friday, January 21. The corporation AVELA and owner Leo Valencia had interfered with the family's business relationships and also took part in unfair competition. They sold T-shirts and other items that advertised Bob Marley's image. These products were sold all around the country in retail locations.

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Bob Marley's family has won a case that dealt with his image. A Reno-based company has to pay the heirs at least $300,000 in damages, according to the ruling of a Las Vegas jury on Friday, January 21.

The corporation AVELA and owner Leo Valencia had interfered with the family's business relationships and also took part in unfair competition. They sold T-shirts and other items that advertised Bob Marley's image. These products were sold all around the country in retail locations like Target, Walmart and Wet Seal.

"The verdict sends a clear message to anyone who would challenge the integrity of our father's legacy," said Rohan Marley, the son of Bob Marley, in a written statement.

"Preserving it remains one of our top priorities and we will continue to aggressively pursue legal actions against those who attempt to unfairly profit from his life and legacy."

This case was filed in January 2008 by Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Ltd and Zion Rootswear.

Janet Jackson Schedules More Tour Date

Janet Jackson has added a further string of dates to her North American tour.

The 35-city tour, entitled "Number Ones: Up Close and Personal," now includes shows in Hidalgo, Texas (March 3); Austin, Texas (April 4); and Omaha, Nebraska (April 5). Further shows have also been slated for Chicago (March 9); Toronto (March 13), New York (March 21); Washington, D.C. (March 24); Los Angeles (April 16); and San Francisco (April 20).

This is the singer's largest world tour and has sold out in multiple-show cities including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C., and Toronto. She also sold out Santa Barbara, California, where it was one of the fastest selling shows in the Santa Barbara Bowl's 25-year history.

Beyonce Jokes She's Been Pregnant With Concert Special 'I was pregnant with this DVD,' she laughs to MTV News as 'I Am ... World Tour' is set to air Thanksgiving Day on ABC.

Beyoncé never really seems to slow down, so when the time came to choose a director for her concert special DVD "I Am ... World Tour," the singer decided to take on those duties too. It's an accomplishment the singer jokes may have sparked those pregnancy rumors.

"I was pregnant with this DVD, yes!" she joked to MTV NewsThe DVD hits stores on November 30, but fans can catch the 90-minute "I Am ... World Tour" TV special when it airs on ABC Thanksgiving night at 9:30 p.m. ET.Beyoncé opened up about what it was like to sit in the director's chair.

"Well, I've done some co-directing for music videos [but] this was definitely a big

Beyonce Jokes She's Been Pregnant With Concert Special 'I was pregnant with this DVD,' she laughs to MTV News as 'I Am ... World Tour' is set to air Thanksgiving Day on ABC

choose a director for her concert special DVD "I Am ... World Tour," the singer decided to take on those duties too. It's an accomplishment the singer jokes may have sparked those pregnancy rumors.

"I was pregnant with this DVD, yes!" she joked to MTV News.

The DVD hits stores on November 30, but fans can catch the 90-minute "I Am ... World Tour" TV special when it airs on ABC http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/600420/beyonce-wants-to-continue-directing.jhtmlThanksgiving night at 9:30 p.m. ET.Beyoncé opened up about what it was like to sit in the director's chair.

"Well, I've done some co-directing for music videos [but] this was definitely a big step for me, and I'm so thrilled," she said at the New York City screening for the flick.

Beyoncé said she was completely hands-on, deciding which moments made the final cut and which ones wound up on the cutting-room floor. "It was hard work," she said. "I learned so much. I have a new respect for directors and I think I would like to do more of it."

Her parents, Mathew and Tina Knowles, who also attended the screening over the weekend, said the film gives B the recognition she deserves after years of collaborating on many of her own videos.

"I'm really excited about this because Beyoncé has been making little short films and really helping to direct her videos," Tina told us. "So it's nice that she'll get credit for doing something that she really loves doing and that she's very talented at."

Dad Mathew recalled all of the effort his superstar daughter put into the special. "I'm so proud," he said. "I had an opportunity [to see the film], I've been to Houston with a screening; I've been to Bentonville, [Arkansas], with a screening, and to see the excitement from the audience, what an incredible job Beyoncé did as a director in the editing, I'm just so proud. Hopefully, all the fans go out and get the DVD and soundtrack and look at that ABC special coming on Thanksgiving."