Franco Pepe Kalle

What I told you above the reason why he is suing the Gaye family.

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butthead aka 216

maybe someone else would be better at explaining for me but thanks

Soulflower

I didnt say that was how it worked but I think it is very possible they sampled the song. The songs sound just alike. The reason why the song is so popular is because it sounds like Got To Give It Up. Now I like Robin and all but the fact that he is suing the Marvin Gaye Estate is bull****. They know damn well they sampled it. They sampled MJ (one of his most well known songs) and he doesnt even have a credit! Thats just straight disrespectful

You cant just sample songs and not give credit. The way he has handled the controversy has been poor in my opinion.

Soulflower

Robin Thicke is suing to protect "his song" that he feels is his own original work. Marvin's Estate can still get money. Robin is simply bringing it to court first so a legal decision can be made. I dont think he wants any money. He is just trying to protect his song but his not stupid either. He knows the Marvin Gaye Estate has a a strong arguement and could possibly win which is why he is suing first.


Robin Thicke Sues to Protect 'Blurred Lines' from Marvin Gaye's Family

From The Hollywood Reporter:
Thicke, Pharrell Williams and Clifford Harris, Jr. claim they were threatened by both Gaye's family and Funkadelic, each asserting that the summer hit wasn't original.
In order to shield "Blurred Lines," the hottest hit of the summer, Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and Clifford Harris, Jr. are going to court.
A lawsuit was filed Thursday in California federal court by the trio against Marvin Gaye's family and Bridgeport Music, which owns some of Funkadelic's compositions. At issue are complaints about similarities between "Blurred Lines" and at least two songs.
According to the suit, a copy of which was obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, "Plaintiffs, who have the utmost respect for and admiration of Marvin Gaye, Funkadelic and their musical legacies, reluctantly file this action in the face of multiple adverse claims from alleged successors in interest to those artists. Defendants continue to insist that plaintiffs' massively successful composition, 'Blurred Lines,' copies 'their' compositions."
Read the lawsuit here.
The suit claims the Gaye family is alleging that "Blurred Lines" and Gaye's "Got to Give It Up" "feel" or "sound" the same, and that the "Gaye defendants are claiming ownership of an entire genre, as opposed to a specific work."
As for Funkadelic, there's said to be claimed similarity between Thicke's hit and Funakedlic's "Sexy Ways."
"But there are no similarities between plaintiffs' composition and those the claimants allege they own, other than commonplace musical elements," states the lawsuit. "Plaintiffs created a hit and did it without copying anyone else's composition."
A New York TImes critic has noted that "Blurred Lines" is "influenced heavily" by Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up,” but the lawsuit makes the point that "being reminiscent of a 'sound' is not copyright infringement. The intent in producing 'Blurred Lines' was to evoke an era."
STORY: Robin Thicke's Rar...No. 1 Song
The Gayes and Bridgeport are said to be threatening litigation should the plaintiffs not pay a monetary settlement. Rather than wait for such a lawsuit to proceed, the plaintiffs are going to court to determine the parties' respective rights and obligations.
In seeking a judgment, Thicke, Williams and Harris Jr. are not only looking for a declaration that their song doesn't violate the defendants' rights by copying their songs, but also that the "Gayes do not have an interest in the copyright to the composition 'Got To Give It Up' sufficient to confer standing on them to pursue claims of infringement of that composition."
The plaintiffs are represented by Howard King and Stephen Rothschild of King, Holmes, Paterno & Berliner.
THR has reached out to the defendants for comment and update with a response.




I personally dont see anything wrong with sampling... but dont try to lie about it

Justthefacts

Blurred Lines fucking sucks.

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neardeathexperience

Since on this website once you have started a thread about one band you lump every thought that you ever had about one band under one subject heading I will say the most important key to Robin's career is having a "Follow Up " song that creates just as much buzz as his smash Summer hit! Sample or no sample.

TheBig3

I was not aware anything was sampled.

I agree, but don't be an idiot.

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neardeathexperience

To be honest most kids who are tuned in to this song don't even know who the hell Marvin Gaye even was.............

Urban Hat€monger ?

Just out of interest when you were a teen how many artists did you listen to that had been dead for 30 years?

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