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February 16, 2021
Pharrell Beats Perjury Accusation From 'Blurred Lines' Case
A federal judge is refusing to rule that Pharrell Williams perjured himself during a blockbuster copyright case over Marvin Gaye's iconic "Got to Give It Up," despite a later media interview in which he said he sometimes "reverse-engineers" other musicians.
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March 03, 2020
Marvin Gaye Family Says Pharrell Lied In Copyright Trial
Marvin Gaye's heirs are continuing to push for a new payout in their long-resolved copyright lawsuit against Pharrell Williams over the song "Blurred Lines," accusing the pop star of lying under oath about the creation of the song.
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December 12, 2018
'Blurred Lines' Copyright Suit Ends In $5M Judgment
The "Blurred Lines" copycatting saga met its final resting place Monday when a California federal judge entered a $4.9-million-plus judgment against the song's famous creators after they opted not to to seek U.S. Supreme Court review of their copyright loss against Marvin Gaye's heirs.
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April 29, 2016
Gaye Heirs Appeal Lost $3.5M Fees Bid To 9th Circ.
Marvin Gaye's family filed a notice of appeal Wednesday to the Ninth Circuit over a California federal judge's refusal to award an extra $3.5 million in legal fees after last year's jury finding that Robin Thicke's and Pharrell Williams' "Blurred Lines" infringed one of Gaye's songs.
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April 12, 2016
'Blurred Lines' Judge Denies Gaye Family's $3.5M Fee Bid
A California federal judge on Tuesday refused to order Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams to pay Marvin Gaye's family an extra $3.5 million in legal fees following the blockbuster verdict last year that their "Blurred Lines" infringed one of Gaye's iconic songs.
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March 14, 2016
Pharrell, Thicke May Dodge $3.5M 'Blurred Lines' Atty Fees
A California federal judge on Monday tentatively ruled Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke won't have to pay Marvin Gaye's family $3.5 million in legal fees despite a verdict they infringed on one of Gaye's songs, saying he wasn't persuaded the pop-stars' preemptive suit seeking a noninfringement finding was in bad faith.
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February 11, 2016
Pharrell, Thicke Slam $3.5M 'Blurred Lines' Atty Fees Bid
Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke on Wednesday blasted a bid by the family of Marvin Gaye for $3.5 million in legal fees following a jury verdict finding their smash hit "Blurred Lines" infringed the copyrights for Gaye's "Got to Give It Up," calling the fees request "exorbitant."
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December 08, 2015
Pharrell, Thicke Appeal 'Blurred Lines' Ruling To 9th Circ.
Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and rapper T.I. on Monday formally launched their Ninth Circuit appeal of a jury verdict that found their smash hit "Blurred Lines" infringed the copyrights for Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up."
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July 15, 2015
No New Trial In 'Blurred Lines' Case, Judge Rules
A California federal judge Tuesday refused to overturn a jury verdict that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams copied a portion of Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up" when they wrote their smash hit "Blurred Lines," though he reduced the damages from $7.4 million to $5.4 million.
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June 02, 2015
'Blurred Lines' Verdict Based On Clear Evidence, Court Told
Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke have shown nothing that would warrant a new trial after a jury decided the pop stars infringed one of Marvin Gaye's songs with their hit "Blurred Lines," the late singer's children told a California federal judge Monday.