Oh dear, it seems that hottie Robin Thicke has find himself
in some trouble. Music-news.com reports that the two children of the late
singer Marvin Gaye, have decided to move forward with their lawsuit against
Robin and his hit Blurred Lines, alleging that the song rips off their father's
Got To Give It Up. According to reports, Robin struck the first blow when he
went to a Californian court to try to get protection for his song, saying that
"being reminiscent of a 'sound' is not copyright infringement." The
Gaye family didn't take kindly to the pre-emptive move and have upped the ante,
saying that not only does Lines infringe on Give It Up's copyrights, but so
does Thicke's Love After War, citing a similarity to Gaye's After the Dance.
The Hollywood reporter says that the legal papers may also name other examples
of Thicke's 'Marvin Gaye fixation.' The suit apparently supports claims by
referencing interviews done by Robin where he talks about his love of Marvin,
including one where he reportedly said "Pharrell and I were in the studio
and I told him that one of my favourite songs of all time was Marvin Gaye's Got
to Give it Up. I was like, 'Damn, we should make something like that, something
with that groove." Oops!
Oh dear, it seems that hottie Robin Thicke has find himself
in some trouble. Music-news.com reports that the two children of the late
singer Marvin Gaye, have decided to move forward with their lawsuit against
Robin and his hit Blurred Lines, alleging that the song rips off their father's
Got To Give It Up. According to reports, Robin struck the first blow when he
went to a Californian court to try to get protection for his song, saying that
"being reminiscent of a 'sound' is not copyright infringement." The
Gaye family didn't take kindly to the pre-emptive move and have upped the ante,
saying that not only does Lines infringe on Give It Up's copyrights, but so
does Thicke's Love After War, citing a similarity to Gaye's After the Dance.
The Hollywood reporter says that the legal papers may also name other examples
of Thicke's 'Marvin Gaye fixation.' The suit apparently supports claims by
referencing interviews done by Robin where he talks about his love of Marvin,
including one where he reportedly said "Pharrell and I were in the studio
and I told him that one of my favourite songs of all time was Marvin Gaye's Got
to Give it Up. I was like, 'Damn, we should make something like that, something
with that groove." Oops!
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