POLL: Do you agree with the Blurred Lines verdict?

RHIAN JONES

Yesterday, a Californian jury decided that Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and T.I.’s Blurred Lines breached the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s Got to Give It Up.

It's a high profile trial that's raised questions over copyright, influence and protecting the future of creative autonomy.

Gaye’s children have been awarded $7.3m in damages, with their lawyer, Richard Busch, alleging that Thicke and WIlliams copied the song deliberately.

The musicians' earnings from Blurred Lines, revealed on Tuesday, stand at $5,658,214 to ...

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