Pharrell Williams has hit back after a court ruled Blurred Lines breached copyright rules , warning 'We 'll lose our freedom to be inspired ' . Speaking for the first time since a court ruled he and Robin Thicke had copied a Marvin Gaye song to create the hugely catchy single , the singer said the effect could seriously stifle creativity . He warned the entertainment industry could be 'frozen in litigation ' after a jury determined he and Robin Thicke had copied Marvin Gaye 's 'Got To Give It Up ' to create the biggest hit of 2013 . Scroll down for video . Happy : Pharrell Williams , pictured on Friday , lights The Empire State Building For United Nations ' International Day Of Happiness in New York City . Speaking out : Williams warned the entertainment industry could be 'frozen in litigation ' after a jury determined he and Robin Thicke had copied Marvin Gaye 's Got To Give It Up to create Blurred Lines . Peace : Pharrell Williams speaks at the United Nations ' General Assembly in celebration of International Day of Happiness on March 20 , 2015 in New York City . Williams at the Empire State Building on Friday . He warned the entertainment industry could be 'frozen in litigation ' after a jury determined he and Robin Thicke had copied Marvin Gaye 's 'Got To Give It Up ' Pharrell told the Financial Times : 'If we lose our freedom to be inspired we 're going to look up one day and the entertainment industry as we know it will be frozen in litigation . 'This is about protecting the intellectual rights of people who have ideas . 'This applies to fashion , music , design . . . anything . ' He added : 'The verdict handicaps any creator out there who is making something that might be inspired by something else . Explaining that 'everything that 's around you in a room ' was inspired by something or someone else , he said : 'If you kill that , there 's no creativity . ' He said he and Thicke were considering their 'next steps ' , but declining to comment on whether or not they would appeal against the verdict . Robin Thicke ( left ) and Pharrell Williams ( right ) were ordered to pay $ 7.4million after a jury ruled that their hit Blurred Lines copied elements of Marvin Gaye 's ( pictured center ) 1977 song Got To Give It Up . Robin Thicke 's Blurred Lines was the biggest hit of 2013 and it sold more than seven million tracks in the United States . Pictured , the wildly popular music video starring model Emily Ratajkowski . Marvin Gaye 's family filed an injunction in court on Tuesday that could end the sale and distribution of 'Blurred Lines ' - the wildly successful song that they claim was ripped off of Gaye 's 1977 hit . The injunction by Nona Gaye , Frankie Gaye and Marvin Gaye III would prevent the copying , distributing and performing of the hit single , which sold millions worldwide and also featured T.I . Pharrell and Thicke were ordered to pay nearly $ 7.4million to the three children after a jury determined last week that Blurred Lines copied elements of Gaye 's song . Gaye 's family also sought Tuesday to amend the verdict to include rapper T.I . - whose real name is Clifford Joseph Harris Jr - as well as labels Universal Music , Interscope Records and Star Trak Entertainment . The injunction against Blurred Lines could give Gaye 's family leverage to negotiate for royalties and other concessions , such as songwriting credits . The family said in a statement released Wednesday : 'With the digital age upon us , the threat of greater infringement looms for every artist . Pharrell ( pictured performing with Thicke and T.I . ) said the judgement would stifle creativity in the industry . Marvin Gaye 's ( pictured ) family have filed an injunction that could end the sale and distribution of Blurred Lines . 'It is our wish that our dad 's legacy , and all great music , past , present , and future , be enjoyed and protected , with the knowledge that adhering to copyright standards assures our musical treasures will always be valued . ' The children claim the lawsuit could have been avoided if Thicke and Pharrell had spoken with the family before the song was released , The Wrap reported . The family said : 'Like most artists , they could have licensed and secured the song for appropriate usage . 'This did not happen . We would have welcomed a conversation with them before the release of their work . 'This also did not happen . ' Blurred Lines was the biggest hit of 2013 . It sold more than seven million tracks in the United States , topped the pop charts for months and earned two Grammy Award nominations . Marvin Gaye 's daughter , Nona Gaye , ( left ) and two of her siblings filed the injunction in court on Tuesday .
Pharrell said the effect would stifle creativity in entertainment industry . Added the verdict 'handicaps ' every creator inspired by someone else . Nona Gaye , Frankie Gaye and Marvin Gaye III filed injunction on Tuesday . Children were awarded $ 7.4million in a copyright infringement lawsuit . Song by Pharrell and Robin Thicke took from 1977 hit Got To Give It Up . Injunction seeks to amend verdict to include rapper T.I . and record labels .