No he didn't! Robin Thicke sues Marvin Gaye's estate

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Let me tell you something, Robin Thicke, TI and Pharrell... You have crossed the line! All you had to do was approach the Gaye family with your desire to use "Got to Give It Up", and it probably would have been cool.

But how are YOU... Going to sue THEM???!

Let me get to the real. Apparently Robin Thicke, TIP Harris, and Pharrell were in the studio playing around for Robin's new album. While they were getting inspired, someone had Marvin Gaye's song playing in the background. The next thing ya know... Blurred Lines was created.

Blurred lines has been a smash hit with its nonsensical lyrics and controversial video. When a single scores like it has scored over the summer, you better believe some heavy hitters and heavy dollars are in rotation!


So what's really going on? The issue at hand is one of intellectual property infringement. You know people never think of this until after a new piece of work has made money.  I think the same thing happened with The Chronic.

The big issue is, who owns it as the originator? What should have happened before the song ever hit the airwaves was a discussion with the owners of all music.  This did not have to become a court battle... But now it is not just a court battle, but a bad PR move for Robin in my opinion.

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