Why the "Blurred Lines" Decision Is Ultimately Good for Music: A Dissenting View

Robin Thicke solicits donations to defray the $7.4m settlement. Debby Wong/Shutterstock.com
Many pundits are decrying the March 10 verdict that determined Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams's 2013 single "Blurred Lines" too closely resembled Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit "Got to Give It Up" and the resultant $7.3 million fine levied against the alleged musical plagiarists. These prognosticators think that a tsunami of similar copyright infringement suits will hit musicians and compose