The lines are no longer blurred for Robin Thicke and Pharrell, who have been ordered by a California Circuit Court judge to pay $5.3 million to the estate of Marvin Gaye.
The decision by Judge John A. Kronstadt affirmed the ruling he made three years ago, and provided a break down for how much was to be paid by the two men.
Thicke, Pharrell and the publishing company that released the songs will be responsible for $2.9 million of the fine while Thicke himself will have to pay $1.7 million.
The remaining $357,631 will come from Pharrell and the publishing company.
In addition, all remaining royalties will be split with Gaye's estate.
Robin Thicke, Pharrell and the publishing company that released the songs will be responsible for $2.9 million
A jury sided with Gaye's family back in 2015 after they filed a complaint contending that Blurred Lines lifted sections of Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit Got to Give It Up.
Jurors also found that rapper T.I., who received songwriting credit and a share of the royalties, did not commit copyright infringement.
'Mr. Thicke and Williams, and their legal team, among others, went on a public relations campaign after the jury's verdict criticizing the verdict and saying the evidence did not support the finding of copyright infringement, and did not believe the decision on liability would therefore stand,' the Gaye family's attorney, Richard Busch, wrote in a statement at the time.
'The judge who actually heard all of the evidence disagreed. I am thrilled for the Gaye family, and the thoughtful members of the jury, who had to listen to all of that while remaining silent.'
Williams contended during the trial that he was only trying to mimic the 'feel' of Gaye's late 1970s music and insisted he did not use elements of his idol's work.
Blurred Lines, which was the biggest song of 2013, remains Thicke's biggest hit.
This is a difficult blow for Thicke, who lost his house last month in the California wildfires.
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Main photo article The lines are no longer blurred for Robin Thicke and Pharrell, who have been ordered by a California Circuit Court judge to pay $5.3 million to the estate of Marvin Gaye.
The decision by Judge John A. Kronstadt affirmed the ruling he made three years ago, and provided a break down for how much ...
It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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