article_snippet: The financial profitability of a song is typically a highly guarded secret and tends only to be revealed when the track is at the center of a $40 million lawsuit.
article_snippet: According to  the federal copyright trial, the two sides have agreed on an exact figure of $16,675,690.
article_snippet: That was divided with $5,658,214 going to Thicke, $5,153,457 to Pharrell Williams, $704,774 to rapper T.I. and record companies pocketing the remainder.
article_snippet: During opening arguments in the case, Richard Busch, the attorney representing Marvin Gaye's children Frankie and Nona Gaye had tallied the alleged damages at approximately $40 million.
article_snippet: Besides seeking profits — including a claimed $4 million from 50 percent of the publishing earnings of Blurred Lines — the Gayes are seeking damages for a reduction of the fair market value of the worth of licensing Got to Give It Up, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
article_snippet: The singer’s children Frankie and Nona Gaye are also targeting touring money too, with about $11 million attributable to the song's success.
article_snippet: That song, according to more testimony brought home $895,374 in profits.
highlights_snippet: Lawyers for Marvin Gaye's's children are demanding $40 million and 50 percent of the publishing earnings of Blurred Lines .
  