In the music copyright world, the 2015 jury verdict finding Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” infringed the copyright to Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up” was about as consequential as it gets. The verdict, which was ultimately upheld by the Ninth Circuit and resulted in Thicke and co-writer Pharrell Williams being ordered to pay $5 million to the Gaye estate, set the music industry on edge.

Would “Blurred Lines” inspire a wave of follow-on claims?

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]