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Pharrell Williams et al v. Bridgeport Music Inc et al

  1. May 04, 2015

    Thicke, Pharrell Seek New IP Trial After $7.4M Jury Verdict

    Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke on Friday urged a California federal judge to grant them a new trial after a jury decided they owed $7.4 million to Marvin Gaye's children for allegedly infringing one of his songs with their smash hit "Blurred Lines."

  2. March 20, 2015

    'Blurred Lines' Artists, Universal Blast Gayes' Injunction Bid

    Lawyers for Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams on Thursday blasted attempts by Marvin Gaye's children to reverse a California federal jury's finding that Universal Music Group subsidiaries had not infringed on their father's song by publishing "Blurred Lines," arguing the Gayes were trying to skirt procedural rules.

  3. March 18, 2015

    Gayes Want To Stop 'Blurred Lines' Sales, Hold T.I. Liable

    Fresh off their $7.4 million victory showing Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams' hit "Blurred Lines" copied a Marvin Gaye song, Gaye's children on Tuesday sought to ensure rapper Clifford "T.I." Harris and Universal Music Group were also liable and to stop all sales of the song.

  4. March 10, 2015

    Thicke, Pharrell Owe $7.4M In 'Blurred Lines' IP Fight

    A California federal jury on Tuesday found that pop stars Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams copied Marvin Gaye's 1977 song "Got to Give It Up" when they wrote their smash hit "Blurred Lines," awarding Gaye's children $7.36 million in damages for the copyright infringement.

  5. March 05, 2015

    'Blurred Lines' Writers Called Liars As Case Heads To Jury

    An attorney for Marvin Gaye's family called Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams liars, while the duo's counsel fired back by arguing the Gayes don't know what their copyright actually protects, during closing arguments Thursday in the trial to determine if "Blurred Lines" infringed Gaye's "Got to Give It Up."

  6. March 03, 2015

    'Blurred Lines' $17M Profit Breakdown Agreed On In IP Trial

    Pop stars Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams on Tuesday stipulated with Marvin Gaye's family to give the jury in their federal copyright trial over alleged copying in "Blurred Lines" a breakdown of the hit song's $16.67 million in profits, including how much each artist netted.

  7. February 27, 2015

    Gayes' Expert Faces Absent Notes At 'Blurred Lines' Trial

    Attorneys for Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams on Friday grilled a musicologist called by Marvin Gaye's family to testify that their hit "Blurred Lines" infringes Gaye's "Got to Give it Up," asking how "Blurred Lines" could have copied note sequences that don't appear on Gaye's sheet music.

  8. February 26, 2015

    Universal VP Downplays Emails In 'Blurred Lines' IP Trial

    A Universal Music Enterprises executive  testified Thursday in the copyright trial alleging Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams ripped off Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up," saying his email stating the duo's "Blurred Lines" was "utterly based" on Gaye's 1977 hit doesn't mean the new song is an infringing copy.

  9. February 24, 2015

    'Blurred Lines' Made $40M Off Gaye's IP, Jury Told On Day 1

    An attorney for Marvin Gaye's family told a California federal jury Tuesday that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams used Gaye's 1977 song "Got to Give It Up" as a "blueprint" for their $40 million hit "Blurred Lines," during opening statements in the copyright trial against the pop stars.

  10. February 09, 2015

    'Blurred Lines' Trial Delayed But Gaye Recordings Still Out

    A California federal judge has delayed by a week a copyright trial over whether Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams' hit song "Blurred Lines" infringed Marvin Gaye's 1977 song "Got to Give It Up," but refused to reconsider his ruling that portions of Gaye's recordings can't be admitted as evidence.

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