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Robin Thicke & Pharrell Williams "Got to Give it Up" to Tune of $7.4 million

By Michael Phelan | March 11, 2015

A federal jury ruled Tuesday that the 2013 smash hit “Blurred Lines” by pop stars Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams infringed on the copyright for Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit song, “Got to Give It Up.,”  The jury awarded Mr. Gaye’s children $7.4 million in damages. Mr. Gaye died in 1984. Gaye’s song reached No. 1 in…

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