article_snippet: The verdict was reached after eight days of trial testimony examining whether Robin Thicke's and Pharrell Williams' "Blurred Lines," one of the most successful songs of the young century, was improperly drawn from a soulful hallmark from the prior one — Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit "Got to Give The verdict Up.
article_snippet: Ultimately, a jury comprised of five women and three men heard dueling opinions regarding "Blurred Lines" and decided to order Robin Thicke's and Williams to pay $4 million in copyright damages plus profits attributable to infringement, which for Robin Thicke's was determined to be $1.8 million and for Williams was determined to be $1.6 million.
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article_snippet: Before the trial began, Busch wondered whether Busch side would get a fair trial, and while the judge eventually allowed a stripped-down version of Gaye's song to be played for the jury's ears, the attorney was disturbed by comments made by the Robin Thicke side that the attorney argued had "poisoned" the trial.
article_snippet: Although "Blurred Lines" was the headliner, the Gaye family also attempted to prove that Thicke's "Love After War" was an infringement of Gaye's "After the Dance" too.
article_snippet: In what might now be the landmark legal controversy over songcraft, the jury decided to find that Robin Thicke, who told us all he's not an honest person Mr. Williams infringed both songs.
highlights_snippet: Marvin Gaye's family sued over similarities between 'Blurred Lines' and 'Got to Give It Up'
  