Blurred Lines plagiarism: Thicke and Williams to pay $7.4m

Did Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams plagiarise Marvin Gaye's Got to Give It Up? Listen to both

Pharrell Williams arrives in court
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A jury awarded £7.4m in damages to the family of Marvin Gaye after finding that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams had plagiarised the late singer to create the 2013 hit song Blurred Lines.

Marvin Gaye’s daughter Nona Gaye cried when the verdict was delivered and hugged her lawyer, Richard Busch, the BBC reports.

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