15 July 2015Copyright

New ‘Blurred Lines’ trial rejected but damages cut

A US judge has rejected calls for a re-trial in a copyright dispute that saw Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, the writers of hit song “Blurred Lines”, fined $7.3 million, but has cut the damages award that the pair was forced to pay.

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