22 March 2018Copyright

Marvin Gaye’s family wins $5.3m ‘Blurred Lines’ appeal

Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams’ hit song “Blurred Lines” infringed the copyright of one of Marvin Gaye’s songs, according to an appeals court.

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