Not so happy as that, Pharrell Williams ... The US singer and his sidekick Robin Thicke were convicted of having plagiarized a piece of Marvin Gaye. They will have to pay more than seven million dollars in damages to the heirs of the star of the soul.
The spirit of Marvin
Janis Hunter, his ex-wife:
"It was not easy. Not easy but at the same time we had around us people to raise us, including our legal team. And as I said, the spirit of Marvin is very strong, he came to visit us each of us, through his music or other means. It is still there after all these years, and he spoke with the jury today. "
Blurred Lines, the offending piece, looks clear, for its melody and arrangement, the Marvin Gaye, released in 77.
Some users have even entertained to a "comparative" two songs:
"The Gaye family does not own a genre or a groove", argued the defense. In vain for Pharrell and Robin Thicke ... The general public, he does not care much plagiarism: Blurred Lines reported five million dollars each to its two authors.
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