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<\/a>The blurred lines between copyright infringement and sampling have led to a lawsuit against R&B singer and song writer Robin Thicke.
\n\u201cBlurred Lines\u201d is the sixth studio album for Thicke and his single of the same title has sparked much controversy about sampling in the record industry.
\nThe family of R&B legend, Marvin Gaye, is said to be threatening litigatigation because the similarities to \u201cBlurred Lines\u201d and Gaye\u2019s \u201cGot To Give It Up\u201d are too much to ignore.
\nThicke stated in a Yahoo! Music interview, \u201cThere is no sample.\u201d He admits however that he was inspired by Marvin Gaye.
\n\u201cAll of his music\u2026he\u2019s one of my idols. It\u2019s just something about that groove that appeals; you know, sexy dance-floor groove. It doesn\u2019t try too hard but it just gets up in your bones.\u201d
\n\u201cBlurred Lines\u201d featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I. was released on March 20, 2013. The song is currently number one on Billboard\u2019s Hot 100 and is\u00a0 now becoming Thicke\u2019s highest peaking song in his recording career.
\n\u201cBlurred Lines\u201d has sold 1 million copies since its release and has sold more than 5,000,000 downloads in the United States.
\nHoping to avoid a court battle, Billboard.com reported that Thicke offered the Gaye family a six figure settlement.\u00a0 However, they declined the offer.
\nOn Aug. 15 in the U.S. District Court of Los Angeles, Calif., Thicke, Pharrell and T.I. filed a lawsuit requesting that \u201cBlurred Lines\u201d be declared original and that it does not infringe on \u201cGot To Give it Up.\u201d
\nGaye\u2019s son, Marvin Gaye III, appeared on TMZ Live and stated, \u201cWe\u2019re not happy with the way he went about doing the business, let alone suing us over something where he clearly got his inspiration from at the least.\u201d
\nJackson State University students have mixed feelings about the controversy.
\n\u201cI do feel that both songs have the same high pitch sound throughout song, but that\u2019s about it. I believe Marvin Gaye III just wants some money,\u201d said Lawanda Tabor, a junior, psychology major from Chicago, Ill.
\nAshley Hall, a senior biology major from Memphis, Tenn. said, \u201cI haven\u2019t noticed the similarities in the two songs other people claimed they hear, but I love the song. It is set as my ringtone!\u201d
\nKwanzaa Hall, a sophomore communicative disorders major from Carthage, Miss. said, \u201cI don\u2019t think it sounds exactly like but I can hear where Robin Thicke got the inspiration for the beat.\u201d
\nStay tuned, the Controversy of the beats continues\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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