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A jury says singers Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke copied a Marvin Gaye song to create “Blurred Lines” and awarded nearly $7.4 million to Gaye’s family. The eight-person panel reached the decision Tuesday after hearing nearly a week of testimony about similarities between “Blurred Lines” — the biggest hit of 2013 — and Gaye’s 1977 hit “Got to Give It Up.” Gaye’s children sued Thicke and Williams, saying their song infringed the copyright of their father’s song. Marvin Gaye’s daughter Nona Gaye wept as the verdict was being read and was hugged by her attorney, Richard Busch. “Right now, I feel free,” Nona Gaye said after the verdict. “Free from … Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke’s chains and what they tried to keep on us and the lies that were told.”
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Got to give it up! Pharrell, Thicke must pay $7.4M for copying Gaye’s song
By Associated Press
New York Post
Page Six
March 10, 2015 | 5:44pm
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