The Voice coach Pharrell Williams and singer Robin Thicke have been found guilty of copying Marvin Gaye's music to create their 2013 hit song "Blurred Lines."
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Gaye's children Nona, Frankie and Marvin Gaye III sued Williams and Thicke back in 2013 for copyright infringement of their father's song "Got to Give It Up" and were awarded nearly $7.4 million on Tuesday, Fox News reported.
A jury apparently determined Williams and Thicke ripped off multiple elements of the song -- including chords and notes.
Williams and Thicke are "undoubtedly disappointed," their lead attorney Howard King told Fox News. "They're unwavering in their absolute conviction that they wrote this song independently."
The Grammy award winning artists each reportedly made $7 million off "Blurred Lines."
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Nona cried as the verdict was read, according to Fox News, and hugged her attorney.
"Right now, I feel free," she said outside court. "Free from... Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke's chains and what they tried to keep on us and the lies that were told."
Williams reportedly testified that he had crafted "Blurred Lines" in about an hour back in mid-2012, while Thicke insisted he didn't write the song.
Larry Iser, an intellectual property attorney who has represented numerous musicians in copyright cases, was critical of this case's outcome.
"Unfortunately, today's jury verdict has blurred the lines between protectable elements of a musical composition and the unprotectable musical style or groove exemplified by Marvin Gaye," Iser reportedly said.
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"Although Gaye was the Prince of Soul, he didn't own a copyright to the genre, and Thicke and Williams' homage to the feel of Marvin Gaye is not infringing."
Gaye passed away in April 1984, leaving his children the copyrights to his music.
Williams is currently serving as a coach on The Voice's eighth season. He also starred on the reality singing competition for Season 7.
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