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BMoore · Post by **BMoore** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:26 pm

‘Blurred Lines’ Jury Orders Pharrell, Robin Thicke to Pay $7.3 Million to Marvin Gaye Family

http://variety.com/2015/music/news/blur ... 201450117/

Finally!

Sendy · Post by **Sendy** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:37 pm

"Blurred Lines" is right. The line between right and wrong

PatchAdamz · Post by **PatchAdamz** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:38 pm

"In a landmark decision for the songwriting industry, a jury in Los Angeles has ordered “Blurred Lines” songwriters Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams to pay $7.3 million to the family of Marvin Gaye for copyright infringement."

WOW, somehow I didn't see that coming...

fedexnman · Post by **fedexnman** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:43 pm

It'll be appealed , the next process is it goes to a higher court , and either a settlement is reached , case gets thrown out , sues for an even higher amount . etc etc . we'll see .

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:44 pm

Apart from the groove I don't think they sound that similar.

murnau · Post by **murnau** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:45 pm

I guess the little hat enthusiast is not so happy anymore.

fedexnman · Post by **fedexnman** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:47 pm

fedexnman wrote:It'll be appealed , the next process is it goes to a higher court , and either a settlement is reached , case gets thrown out , sues for an even higher amount . etc etc . we'll see .

Whoops Jury trial , don't know if they can win an appeal from that , maybe its the same court and jury that decided the iPhone vs Samsung phone fiasco .... I thought that was B.S.

fedexnman · Post by **fedexnman** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:58 pm

So , I've YouTube both songs as I have earlier last year sometime . Yes , the beat is simular but not a copy , the vocal and bass line is not the same , anyone remember " come on the ride the train you ride it " song , similar beat different percussion instruments and a whistle, but also a similar beat . The Pharrel beat has the same percussion instruments sound as the Marvin Gaye track and the beat is simular but not quite a copy . I don't get this verdict . Man there Lawyer must of sucked bad .

trimph1 · Post by **trimph1** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:19 pm

Yep. Both Robin Thicke and Pharrel tried to sue Marvin Gaye first though...

Robin Thicke Sues to Protect 'Blurred Lines' from Marvin Gaye's Family (Exclusive)

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-es ... red-607492

So, there must have been some intent on Thicke's side to provoke this scenario...

trimph1 · Post by **trimph1** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:20 pm

oh....and more from my original...locked thread....

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... bin+thicke

ksandvik · Post by **ksandvik** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:21 pm

Beats are nearly similar with some variations with the exception of the cowbell. The singing melodies are different. This was a weird verdict, suspect the jurors were tone blind.

Tricky-Loops · Post by **Tricky-Loops** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:25 pm

fedexnman · Post by **fedexnman** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:26 pm

Wheres Will Pharrell at with his Cowbell , or Christopher Walk-in ...

Funkybot's Evil Twin · Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:55 pm

Bad decision by the jury. Same style, similar arrangement, different melody. If this can be appealed, which I expect so, I'd expect this to be overturned. Otherwise, this sets a scary precedent. "Your original song sounds too much like you tried to make it sound like a Beatles song, even though it's completely original. Pay up."

Let's find the first song to use a four on the floor kick and make that songwriter rich! Sue everyone!

Ridiculous.

fedexnman · Post by **fedexnman** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:59 pm

This would be like if the Beatles sued Oasis ...