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 $74million 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 ti pharrell and thicke were ordered to pay nearly $74million 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 ti   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 ti) 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 
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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 $74million 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 ti and record labels 