'Blurred Lines' Judge Calls Pharrell Penalties 'Excessive'

By Kat Greene (June 29, 2015, 8:56 PM EDT) -- A California judge on Monday tentatively refused to undo a jury's finding that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams stole portions of a Marvin Gaye song for their hit "Blurred Lines" but questioned the jury's decision to saddle Williams with an "excessive" penalty of nearly 200 percent of his profits....

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