Marvin Gaye's heirs win $7.4 million for 'Blurred Lines' plagiarism
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Heirs of the late soul singer Marvin Gaye won a $7.4 million judgment on Tuesday against recording stars Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, who a jury found plagiarized the Motown artist in the creation of their hit single "Blurred Lines."
Stereogum — Last year, Marvin Gaye’s estate sued Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, claiming Thicke and Williams’ song “Blurred Lines” was similar enough to Gaye’s song ... more info
Stereogum — Marvin Gaye’s family is getting pretty fucking greedy. Earlier this week, a jury found that Robin Thicke and Pharrell had ripped off Gaye’s “Got To Give It Up” wi... more info
Mercury News, California — LOS ANGELES -- A jury says singers Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke copied a Marvin Gaye song to create "Blurred Lines" and awarded $7. more info
TMZ — 3:30 PM PT -- Pharrell's rep says the song was "created from his heart, mind and soul and the song was not taken from anyone or anywhere else." The rep adds they are revi... more info
Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Heirs of the late soul singer Marvin Gaye won a $7.4 million judgment on Tuesday against recording stars Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, who a... more info
Perez Hilton — Some lose while others win.
That was the case on Tuesday when Robin Thicke and Pharrell lost their court battle against Marvin Gaye's family and were ordered to fork over... more info
The Telegraph — The daughter of Marvin Gaye has said "it is a miracle" that a court ruled Pharell Williams and Robin Thicke plagiarised her father's song Got to Give It Up more info
The Telegraph — As a judge rules that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams plagiarised their hit Blurred Lines from Marvin Gaye's 1977 song Got to Give It Up, we celebrate the soul singer'... more info
The Independent — Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams will be appealing the verdict in the “Blurred Lines” copyright infringement case, their lawyer has confirmed. more info
The Independent — After winning their court case against Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke and TI for copyright infringement of Marvin Gaye’s “Got To Give It Up”, the late singer’s ... more info