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A federal jury found Tuesday that the 2013 hit song "Blurred Lines" infringed on the Marvin Gaye chart-topper "Got to Give It Up," awarding nearly $7.4 million to Gaye's children.
Jurors found against singer-songwriters Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke, but held harmless the record company and rapper T.I.
The verdict capped a trial that lasted more than a week and focused on the similarities between the song and the legendary soul singer's 1977 hit.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/...s-copyright-trial-verdict-20150310-story.html
These cases are always interesting. All (or most) music is derivative, but there is a fuzzy line between that and copying.
Jurors found against singer-songwriters Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke, but held harmless the record company and rapper T.I.
The verdict capped a trial that lasted more than a week and focused on the similarities between the song and the legendary soul singer's 1977 hit.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/...s-copyright-trial-verdict-20150310-story.html
These cases are always interesting. All (or most) music is derivative, but there is a fuzzy line between that and copying.