Pharrell's $7.3m Bill For Copying Marvin Gaye
A jury has ruled that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke copied Marvin Gaye with their song Blurred Lines - ordering the pair to pay $7.3m. The eight-person panel reached the decision after hearing nearly a week of testimony about similarities between the biggest hit of 2013 and Gaye's 1977 song Got to Give It Up. The late singer's daughter, Nona Gaye, wept as the verdict was being read and was hugged by her attorney, Richard Busch. Williams told jurors that Gaye's music was part
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