Robin Thicke gets into plagiarism controversy w/ Blurred Lines

[Seungslut]

The lawsuit expresses similar sentiments. "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," it states. "Defendants continue to insist that plaintiffs' massively successful composition, 'Blurred Lines,' copies 'their' compositions."

Thicke and company are also fending off claims they copped Funkadelic's "Sexy Ways," an album track from the 1974 album Standing on the Verge of Getting It On. Interestingly enough, Funkadelic mastermind George Clinton sent out a tweet suggesting he wants no part of legal action against Thicke and Williams, and seems to be at odds with Bridgeport, naming the company's head in his tweet. "No sample of #Funkadelic's 'Sexy Ways' in @robinthicke's 'Blurred Lines' - yet Armen Boladian thinks so? We support @robinthicke @Pharrell!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75BlzjqGVcc

 

The suit further maintains, "But there are no similarities between plaintiffs' composition and those the claimants allege they own, other than commonplace musical elements. Plaintiffs created a hit and did it without copying anyone else's composition."

Anyone with knowledge of '70s soul can hear a definite influence in "Blurred Lines," but the suit says that "being reminiscent of a 'sound' is not copyright infringement. The intent in producing 'Blurred Lines' was to evoke an era."

In filing the suit, Thicke and company are not only hoping to receive a ruling that their song doesn't infringe on the copyright of the other two tunes, but they also want to court to rule 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."

[nareurong]

The first one sounds nothing like Blurred Lines, the second one more.

[dmn]

plaintiffs' massively successful composition, 'Blurred Lines,' copies 'their' compositions."

What, how is Thicke suing someone?

[SeeYaWithYou]

Not hearing the first one, the second one I can kind of hear it.

[gayness]

i thought pharell already acknowledge marvin gaye?

[Grape Soda]

They don't have a case, they don't sound alike at all, I mean other than the falsetto....

[Kbfx]

When my mom heard Blurred Lines the first thing she said was "thats Marvin Gaye".

[Nogizaka46]

I hate blurred lines & Robin Thicke but its so obvious that people are trying to get profit off of Blurred Lines now that it blew up

[Jezebel]

Hate Robin Thicke, but you'd have to be stupid to think he stole the song.

[Guest Kami_removed]

I hate blurred lines & Robin Thicke but its so obvious that people are trying to get profit off of Blurred Lines now that it blew up

Ive only heard it twice

 

who the fuck is robin thicke 

[K-kitsune]

Any idiot could hear it was Marvin Gaye as soon as Blurred Lines came out.

 

Robin Thicke is truly awful.

[Brooke]

Anything to get him to stop making this awfully skeezy and dated music, please. Legal ramifications or otherwise.

[SEWER RAT]

I hear Marvin Gaye. If that wasn't sampled then lulz.

[japan]

When my mom heard Blurred Lines the first thing she said was "thats Marvin Gaye".

Same except my dad said it

[miss nugu]

my mommy said it was marvin gaye but i could care less

[Tentacruel]

Couldn't happen to a crappier song.

[Nogizaka46]

Ive only heard it twice

 

who the fuck is robin thicke 

I think u've been living under a rock its literally the most played song on radio for the past months

 

robin thicke is some egotistic douchebag 

[SAYAKA]

I don't like Robin Thicke, but the 1st song sounds like it has no connection with Blurred Lines. The second (especially the beginning) does. 

[saekutoxxx]

I hate blurred lines & Robin Thicke but its so obvious that people are trying to get profit off of Blurred Lines now that it blew up

[Guest Kami_removed]

I think u've been living under a rock its literally the most played song on radio for the past months

 

robin thicke is some egotistic douchebag 

I don't like sexist songs sorry 

[Your Juan and only]

Cant hear it on the first one but the second one only a little but not enought to call it plagiarism. They could have claimed this during its release not two months later

[CaraSiorai]

They guy who wrote the first one doesn't want to sue, lol.

 

 

I think Robin Thicke and Pharrell talked about Marvin Gaye already?

Why do that if you plagerised?

 

Doesn't matter though, still a shitty sexist song.

[V.M.]

The first thing I thought of when I heard Blurred Lines was did it sample "Got to Give It Up" because the beat is exactly the same. Its one of the most iconic Marvin Gaye songs. If you can't hear the similarity you are deaf.

 

I remember hearing some shit that Robin walked into the studio and told Pharell he wanted to make a song like "Got to Give It Up" and so Pharell knocked out "Blurred Lines" for him. It was definitely on the wiki about the song at some point if that means anything.

 

Now if they did not come to any agreement with the Gaye estate and just ran with this, they could be in some shit. Because fuck being inspired by the "era" or whatever bollocks they are rolling with, anyone can tell they just jacked the beat.

[hyoyeon's lines in check]

The song also borrows from Madonna's "Give It To Me" but that's understandable since Pharrell produced both.

[mglsts]

Good. The song is annoying and maybe it will go away.