In March 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rendered a landmark decision in the copyright infringement litigation surrounding Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke’s song, “Blurred Lines.” The appellate court upheld a 2015 jury verdict finding that ”Blurred Lines” infringed Marvin Gaye’s copyright to the 1977 hit “Got to Give it Up” because the two songs were too similar.
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“Blurred Lines” Final Judgment May Signal Paradigm Shift for Entertainment Copyright Law Posted on: December 19, 2018 In: Intellectual Property & Technology
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