‘Blurred Lines’ Case: Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams Must Pay Marvin Gaye’s Family Millions

A jury has sided with the family of Marvin Gaye, determining that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams copied parts of Gaye’s song “Got to Give It Up” for their hit, “Blurred Lines.”

The jury awarded the late Gaye’s family approximately $7.4 million in damages. Williams will pay about $1.6 million and Thicke will pay about $1.77 million.

The jury ruled Clifford Harris, the rapper known as T.I. who performed on “Blurred Lines” and received a co-songwriting credit, did not infringe on the Gaye copyright.