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13 March, 2015

A verdict saying Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke copied Marvin Gaye’s music to create their hit song “Blurred Lines” could ripple across the music industry, potentially changing how artists work and opening the door to new copyright claims. An eight-person jury determined Tuesday that Williams and Thicke copied elements of Gaye’s 1977 hit “Got to Give It Up” and ordered the pair to pay nearly $7.4 million to the late R&B legend’s three children.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/jury-finds-pharrell-thicke-copied-for-blurred-lines-song/2015/03/10/584a408c-c783-11e4-bea5-b893e7ac3fb3_story.html