--- description: $7.3 million awarded to the Gaye family title: Court Says Robin Thicke and Pharrell Copied Marvin Gaye in Hit Song 'Blurred Lines' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf6ddd3e6e7b6cc8c/698783172dce01610d9ddfa3/blurred-lines-thicke-pharrell-gaye.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Jury Says Robin Thicke and Pharrell Copied Marvin Gaye in Hit Song 'Blurred Lines'  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 10, 2015 10:03 PM CUT  Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke perform during the Walmart 2014 annual shareholders meeting on June 6, 2014 at Bud Walton Arena at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke perform during the Walmart 2014 annual shareholders meeting on June 6, 2014 at Bud Walton Arena at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas.Jamie McCarthy—2014 Getty Images  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 10, 2015 10:03 PM CUT A jury said Tuesday that Robin Thicke and Pharrell copied a 1977 Marvin Gaye song in recording their 2013 hit “Blurred Lines.” The decision awards $7.3 million to the Gaye family, who accused Thicke and Pharrell of infringing the copyright of Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up,” the Associated Press [reported](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US%5FBLURRED%5FLINES%5FSONG%5FDISPUTE%5FCAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT "undefined"). The “Blurred Lines” duo have denied copying the late Motown singer’s tune, though Pharrell [acknowledged](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/05/business/media/pharrell-williams-acknowledges-similarity-to-marvin-gaye-song-in-blurred-lines-case.html "undefined") the similarity of the two songs during his testimony this week. “While we respect the judicial process, we are extremely disappointed in the ruling made today, which sets a horrible precedent for music and creativity going forward,” a spokesperson for Pharrell told [_Rolling Stone_](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/robin-thicke-and-pharrell-lose-blurred-lines-lawsuit-20150310 "undefined")_._ “Pharrell created ‘Blurred Lines’ from his heart, mind and soul and the song was not taken from anyone or anywhere else. We are reviewing the decision, considering our options and you will hear more from us soon about this matter.” “Blurred Lines” was the No. 1 song on Billboard’s 2013 year-end U.S. pop songs chart. ### Artists Who Have Never Won A Grammy  Queen John Rodgers—Redferns/Getty Images  Jackson 5 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Spice Girls Ray Burmiston—Photoshot/Getty Images  GLENDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 01: Recording artist Katy Perry performs onstage during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show at University of Phoenix Stadium on February 1, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage) Kevin Mazur—WireImage/Getty Images  Björk Mark Horton—WireImage/Getty Images  Diana Ross performs in Dublin. 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