'Blurred Lines' and 5 other popular songs sued for copyright infringement

Robin Thicke is in good company

He didn't come up with move either.
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Unfortunately for Robin Thicke, the world of copyright laws comes with its own set of blurred lines for determining when a song has infringed upon the originality of another. This week, the family of Marvin Gaye filed a suit claiming Thicke stole from Gaye's "Got to Give It Up" for his summer hit "Blurred Lines," as well as from "After the Dance" for Thicke's "Love After War."

The Gaye estate has brought a heap of evidence to the table, including an "expert report by musicologist Judith Finell detailing 'at least eight substantially similar compositional features'" between "Blurred Lines" and "Got to Give It Up," according to Eriq Gardner at The Hollywood Reporter.

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Emily Shire is chief researcher for The Week magazine. She has written about pop culture, religion, and women and gender issues at publications including Slate, The Forward, and Jewcy.