Blurred lines and copyright infringement

Jurors awarded over $7 million to the Marvin Gaye family Tuesday in a court battle over the hit song "Blurred Lines". Photo courtesy of YouTube. In a move unsurprising, perhaps, to anyone following the painful details of this unfortunate copyright trial, a jury today found Pharrell and Robin Thicke's 2013 hit “Blurred Lines” far too … Read more

Why the “Blurred Lines” Copyright Verdict Should Be Thrown Out

Photo courtesy of YouTube. In a move unsurprising, perhaps, to anyone following the painful details of this unfortunate copyright trial, a jury today found Pharrell and Robin Thicke's 2013 hit “Blurred Lines” far too similar to the Marvin Gaye 1977 Recording artists Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams were found liable on Tuesday for copyright infringement … Read more

What's Wrong With the 'Blurred Lines' Copyright Ruling

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis musician is doing a victory dance Tuesday over the decision by a federal jury that “Blurred Lines” songwriters Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams flat-out copied Marvin Gaye's classic, “Got to  Pharrell Williams told a Los Angeles jury Wednesday he was trying to evoke the feel of Marvin Gaye's music but … Read more

What's Wrong With the 'Blurred Lines' Copyright Ruling

On Tuesday (10), a jury in a Los Angeles Federal Court found Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, co-writers of Thicke's 2013 mega hit “Blurred Lines,” guilty of unwillingly stealing from Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit “Got To Give It Up.” The 8-person jury Robin Thicke's mega-hit "Blurred Lines" ripped off Marvin Gaye's own #1 hit "Got … Read more

Other songs that have 'Blurred Lines'

On Tuesday (10), a jury in a Los Angeles Federal Court found Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, co-writers of Thicke's 2013 mega hit “Blurred Lines,” guilty of unwillingly stealing from Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit “Got To Give It Up.” The 8-person jury By Philip Cosores. We finally have a decision in the “Blurred Lines” case … Read more