Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke Head to Court Over Marvin Gaye Copyright-Infringement Claims, Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams are in court to face the family of Marvin Gaye.
Thicke, Williams and Clifford Harris Jr. (aka, T.I.) defended themselves in a lawsuit filed in 2013 against accusations made by Gaye's loved ones that the singers stole parts of the 1977 Gaye song, "Got to Give It Up," for their hit, "Blurred Lines." However, in October, a judge sided with the Gaye family, ruling that their musicological experts had given enough evidence to allow it to go to trial.
Thicke and Williams are expected to take the stand in the two-week trial, during which a jury of five women and three men will listen to the composition and melody of "Got to Give It Up" to determine if there was a copyright infringement. The trial began Tuesday and continues today.More Read
Thicke, Williams and Clifford Harris Jr. (aka, T.I.) defended themselves in a lawsuit filed in 2013 against accusations made by Gaye's loved ones that the singers stole parts of the 1977 Gaye song, "Got to Give It Up," for their hit, "Blurred Lines." However, in October, a judge sided with the Gaye family, ruling that their musicological experts had given enough evidence to allow it to go to trial.
Thicke and Williams are expected to take the stand in the two-week trial, during which a jury of five women and three men will listen to the composition and melody of "Got to Give It Up" to determine if there was a copyright infringement. The trial began Tuesday and continues today.More Read
