article_snippet: Furthermore, the Gayes are open to mending ties with Pharrell, and said the Gayes would be willing to include the Gayes in a tribute show to the late R&B star.
article_snippet: Thicke will be forced to pay $1.7million from Thicke own pocket and Pharrell $1.6million.
article_snippet: Got to give it up: Thicke (left) and Pharrell Williams (right) are seen leaving court last week during the trial.
article_snippet: Robin Thicke (left) and Pharrell Williams (right) were not present when the decision was read on Thursday . '
article_snippet: Pharrell Williams’ & Robin Thicke’s chains,' said Nona Gaye in an emotional statement outside the courtroom following the verdict on Tuesday .
article_snippet: An attorney for Thicke and Pharrell has said a decision in favor of Gaye's heirs could have a chilling effect on musicians who try to emulate an era or another artist's sound.
article_snippet: we are reviewing a decision in favor of Gaye's heirs, considering we options and you will hear more from we soon about this matter.'
article_snippet: Pharrell Williams and Thicke chains and what they tried to keep on we and the lies that were told.'
article_snippet: This was no doubt in response to the fact that Pharrell and Thicke had filed a lawsuit against Gaye's estate back in August 2013 in an attempt to stop his family from suing his family for copyright infringement. '
article_snippet: We did not start this fight… Pharrell Williams and Thicke started a lawsuit against Gaye's estate,” Busch said outside of the courthouse. '
article_snippet: Busch branded Pharrell and Thicke liars who went beyond trying to emulate the sound of Gaye's late-1970s music and copied the R&B legend's hit Got to Give the R&B legend Up outright.
article_snippet: Busch also brought up the fact after the verdict on Tuesday that the defense's legal team did everything the defense's legal team could to stop the jury from hearing Gaye's song during the proceedings, allowing the defense's legal team to just listen to certain snippets of the music.
article_snippet: For this reason the infringement charge only applied to the sheet music for the two songs, making the case against Thicke and Pharrell that much more difficult for the Gaye family.
article_snippet: Busch however pointed out during Busch argument that Thicke said in interviews while promoting the single that Busch and Pharrell were trying to write something like Gaye's Got to Give It Up.
article_snippet: An appeal of a court ruling is already being considered by Pharrell and Thicke's lawyer.