The 2013 monster hit Blurred Lines has made a profit of $ $ 40 million since it was released . Thicke , Pharrell and T.I . are currently involved in a copyright infringement battle disputing the song's similarity to Marvin Gaye 's Got To Give It Up . Lawyers for Gaye 's children are demanding 16,675,690 and 50 percent of the publishing earnings of Blurred Lines . Thicke had previously said he was inspired by Marvin Gaye 's song , but has since admitted he high on painkillers and alcohol when he made the claim .
The 2013 monster hit Blurred Lines has made a profit of $ 16,675,690 since it was released . Thicke , Pharrell and T.I . are currently involved in a copyright infringement battle disputing the song's similarity to Marvin Gaye 's Got To Give It Up . Lawyers for Gaye 's children are demanding $ 40 million and 50 percent of the publishing earnings of Blurred Lines . Thicke had previously said he was inspired by Marvin Gaye 's song , but has since admitted he high on painkillers and alcohol when he made the claim .