R.E.N. Spells Ren
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Most musicians I know also side with Pharrell here
"Blurred Lines" Appeal Gets Support From More Than 200 Musicians
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D-NICE
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So after seeing this thread and researching this, I never knew the whole lawsuit started because Thick, Pharrelle, and TI tried suing the Gaye family initially.
The 'Blurred Lines' Lawsuit Started Because Robin Thicke, Pharrell And TI Sued Marvin Gaye's Estate
Sounds like they knew exactly what they were doing the whole time. fukk them dudes.
The 'Blurred Lines' Lawsuit Started Because Robin Thicke, Pharrell And TI Sued Marvin Gaye's Estate
Sounds like they knew exactly what they were doing the whole time. fukk them dudes.
MikeyC
The Coli Royal Rumble Champion 2019
That was because they know the Gaye estate were about to sue them.
levitate
I love you, you know.
His whole musical existence is a rip of Marvin.
Stop stealing. FOH with this.
Stop stealing. FOH with this.
Tenchi Ryu
Ashtray B!tch
Everybody involved in this was a piece of shyt....
But I do agree this shyt a slippery slope...How much longer until fools start suing cause a 2 second bridge to the hook sound familiar?
But I do agree this shyt a slippery slope...How much longer until fools start suing cause a 2 second bridge to the hook sound familiar?
"Court documents also showed the song earned $16.7 million in profits -- $5.7 million went to Thicke, $5.2 million went to Pharrell, $704,774 went to T.I and the rest to record companies"
this what a hit gets you nowadays? Desiigner eating good then.
this what a hit gets you nowadays? Desiigner eating good then.
the cac mamba
Banned
they clearly ripped it, but i'd be lying if i said i gave a fukk about gayes family getting paid for it
Nah, the estate knew what was up.Everybody involved in this was a piece of shyt....
But I do agree this shyt a slippery slope...How much longer until fools start suing cause a 2 second bridge to the hook sound familiar?
All you have to do is have the sample cleared, and/or pay and have the original acknowledged in the credits
Royal Flush by OutKast uses a 4 or 5 second interpolation from the Isley Brothers, and they made sure to credit them.
Its not difficult.
There should be a lot of back law suits toward White artists and their estates for the sounds they took from Black artists
Doobie Doo
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Not the same. Those were samples lifted directly from the record and a sample clearance was paid.
Blurred Lines was a original composition created by Robin Thicke and Pharrell.
Don't like the ruling. As someone who has been hired numerous times to replay samples from vinyl I don't agree with it. You can't sue someone because their music was influenced by yours. Yes Got to Give it up and Blurred LInes sound familiar but it's not a note for note reproduction and that's the problem. You can't sue because Your shyt sounds SIMILAR to mine. It has to be a copy or close to exact copy of it for it to legally stand.
D-NICE
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As far as they know, they might of could of settled this out of court without any of the publicity or paying probably considerably even less. If you drop a lawsuit on me first, especially if me or a family member feels we were done wrong, ain't no settling anymore and I'm going to try and get the most out of you that I can in the most public way possible.
little4209
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True
Truee but just pay the old singers, i dont have a problem with sampling..just credit them
Truee but just pay the old singers, i dont have a problem with sampling..just credit them
Originalgangsta317
Banned
Man they stole that shyt. Pay them and keep it moving 
chopchop702
Pro
Anyone who actually has an ear or is a musician/producer would side with pharrell and robin thicke on this one.
Because If that classifies as being suable, every song ever recorded can be sued by someone.
Because If that classifies as being suable, every song ever recorded can be sued by someone.
Ol’Otis
The Picasso of the Ghetto
This thread is eye opening
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