Blurred Lines:Robin Thicke & Pharell ordered to pay $7.3 million for copying Marvin Gaye's song | This Is Miss Petite Nigeria Blog

Tuesday 10 March 2015

Blurred Lines:Robin Thicke & Pharell ordered to pay $7.3 million for copying Marvin Gaye's song

According to Breaking news reports, a Jury has found  Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke guilty of copying  Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit "Got to Give It Up."for their hit song..'Blurred Lines..They have been ordered to pay $7.3 million to the  Gaye's family.

"Blurred Lines" which was the biggest hit of 2013 made a staggering $16million for Pharrell, Thicke, rapper T.I. and the record company, though T.I. and various record and music companies had previously been cleared of copyright infringement charges.

The jury decided that the family should receive $4million in damages and $3.4 million in profits from the song, with Thicke forced to pay $1.7million from his own pocket and Pharrell $1.6million.

Although both are credited as its songwriters, Williams wrote the song in about an hour in 2012, and the pair recorded it in one night.

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17 comments:

  1. Unknown10 March 2015 at 22:39

    Wow that's a Whooping Sum!! Jeeez..
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  2. Unknown10 March 2015 at 22:46

    a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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    Useless criminals... Dey don see wey to chop free money... Thunder destroy all the gayes family......
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    ***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

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  3. Esh....10 March 2015 at 22:59

    Hmmmmm... gbege!!!

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  4. Olusoji10 March 2015 at 23:05

    You know it and broke the law... Go pay

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    1. Unknown11 March 2015 at 07:59

      Habi.. D bang and Tonto Dikeh( sugarrush) Dorobucci stealer fear God!

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  5. Jeni_zee 10 March 2015 at 23:16

    Iknew it, the song was similar to Martin Gaye's own

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    1. Unknown11 March 2015 at 00:30

      Hehehehe.. fear God o

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    2. Jeni_zee 11 March 2015 at 07:43

      Fear God for what? Do u know anything about me or u tink am a teenager ?

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  6. Finest10 March 2015 at 23:55

    Copy copy... Una own don catch una

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  7. Unknown11 March 2015 at 00:07

    Ounpe! Lol

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  8. CreebHills11 March 2015 at 01:07

    i really dont know what to say to this. am just speechless here..
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  9. bb11 March 2015 at 04:07

    So when dem go begin sue psquare for all dem copy copy?

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  10. SVC11 March 2015 at 05:35

    Cool cash for the family.. IT IS WELL

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  11. Unknown11 March 2015 at 05:41

    Whatever jare

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  12. Shekeleke11 March 2015 at 06:12

    They Ĥανє made enough money so it not an issue to pay for infringement - Pst.Chekeleke

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  13. Unknown11 March 2015 at 06:38

    Haaaaaaa Robin thicke my sexy guy chiooo I dy feel u sha. Oya pay mk u no b DJ kjhaled abi wetin b him Name.

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