LOS ANGELES - Family of late soul singer Marvin Gaye sued R&B recording artists Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for copyright infringement on Wednesday, accusing them of stealing from the Motown legends musical composition for the hit single ‘Blurred Lines’. The suit was filed as a counter-claim to a case brought preemptively by Thicke and Williams in August seeking a court ruling to establish that ‘Blurred Lines’ did not infringe on Gayes rights to his 1977 hit, ‘Got to Give it Up’, as members of his family had said publicly. The suit by three of Gayes children cited excerpts of magazine interviews given by Thicke to support their contention that he had admitted to drawing on ‘Got to Give it Up’ when producing and recording ‘Blurred Lines’. Gayes daughter, Nona Marvisa Gaye, and his sons Frankie Christian Gaye and Marvin Gaye III also said in the suit that Thickes 2011 song ‘Love After War’ amounted to “unlawful copying” of Gayes 1976 song ‘After the Dance’. Their lawsuit also named Thickes wife, actress Paula Patton, who collaborated with her husband on ’Love After War’, along with Interscope Records, Universal Music Group Recordings and Sony/ATV Music, among others.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 12:08:58 +0000
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