A US jury ordered Tuesday the singers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams to pay $ 7.3 million to the family of Marvin Gaye, claiming that the couple plagiarized her the success ‘Blurred Lines’, composed in 2013.
The eight jurors deliberated for two days, said that pop stars took over the success of 1977 Gaye ‘Got to Give It Up’ . “I’m so excited it’s hard to put into words” , Mona said, Gaye’s daughter, who called the verdict “miracle” and explained that his family took legal action “because he (Marvin) no can do it yourself “.Gaye was shot dead his father on the eve of his 45th birthday, in 1984.
After the verdict, counsel for the Gaye family, Richard Busch said he planned seek an injunction to block future sales de’Blurred Lines’. At trial testified Williams and Thicke, though none was in the room to hear the verdict.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, the representative of Williams said “although I respect the judicial process, are extremely dissatisfied with today’s verdict, which sets a precedent horrible for music and creativity from now on” . “Pharrell he composed ‘Blurred Lines’ from your heart, mind and soul, and the song was not taken from anyone else. We are reviewing the decision and considering other options,” he said.
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The heirs of Gaye obtained a portion of the approximately $ 16.5 million of benefits that sounded song has produced since its launch two years ago.
The jury found that four million will be for damages and profits 3.4.
The evidence presented in court evidenced that Thicke and Williams earned more 5 million dollars each because of it.
‘Blurred Lines’ was the best selling song of 2013 in the US with a total of 6.5 million copies, according to Billboard .
During the two-week trial, Williams said he understood why fans mingled the two songs, but explained that “soul music, soul music sounds like.” While the verdict delivered harmless the rapper Clifford “TI” Harris Jr., who collaborated with the couple in this song.
Although the jurors saw the video for ‘Blurred Lines’ “and heard the song, they were asked to consider only the chords, melodies and lyrics, and put aside other items. But long before this trial, ‘Blurred Lines’ was already a controversial issue.
Some critics condemned the letter by referring, according to them, the sexual consent. The video featured scantily clad women on display at Thicke. Not forgetting that the issue was the soundtrack to the famous and controversial ‘twerking’ Miley Cyrus at the gala of the MTV Video Music Awards 2013.
Marvin Gaye left an extraordinary list of successes. In addition to ‘Let’s Get It On’ his’ I Heard It Through the Grapevine ‘and’ Sexual Healing ‘part of classic pop, funk and soul.
AFP
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