It seems that 2013’s breakout hit, “Blurred Lines,” was a copied masterpiece!
The Los Angeles federal jury were in unison in ruling the song as heavily containing elements of Marvin Gaye‘s 1977 song, “Got To Give It Up.”
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Nona and Frankie Gaye, two of the late superstar’s children, will be awarded $4 million in damages — one of the largest in a copyright case.
Their mom, Janis Gaye, shares, “I’m really grateful. I hope people understand that this means Marvin deserves credit for what he did back in 1977.”
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These cases aren’t rare in the music industry, but it came as a surprise that one of them have reached the level of a jury verdict.
“We are extremely disappointed in the ruling made today, which sets a horrible precedent for music and creativity going forward,” says Thicke and Williams in a joint statement.
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