After the trial, the “Blurred Lines” infringement case has gone to the jury. The jurors heard closing statements on Thursday and will continue deliberations today.
The trial has been closely watched by the music business, as it pits Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams against the children of legendary singer Marvin Gaye. The Gaye family claims that “Blurred Lines” is too similar to Gaye’s “Got To Give It Up,” while Williams and Thicke dispute that.
Both Thicke and Williams have taken the stand in the case. Thicke ended up performing for the jury, playing several songs on the piano. He was also asked to play sections of “Blurred Lines” and “Got To Give It Up.” During his testimony this week, Williams admitted that the song has the “feel” of Gaye’s ‘70s work, but insisted that he didn’t copy one of his idols.
The trial also revealed that the song made Williams, Thicke and rapper T.I. $16 million in 2013, when the song became one of the biggest hits in the world.
Lawyer Richard Busch, who represents the Gaye children, said during his closing statement that Williams and Thicke often changed their stories about the creation of the song, notes NBC News. However, the lead attorney for Thicke and Williams, Howard King, said that the jury would be hurting artists who wished to pay tribute to past genres in their work.
Billboard reports that Gaye’s children, Frankie and Nona Gaye, are seeking $25 million in damages. That’s down from Busch’s initial estimate of owed damages, which he believed would have been $40 million.
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