Will Marvin Gaye Be Heard at the 'Blurred Lines' Trial Next Month? — billboard.com

Next month, many ears will be attuned to a federal courtroom in California where the family of Marvin Gaye will do battle against Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke over the controversial creation of the mega-hit song, "Blurred Lines." In preparation for the Feb. 10 trial that will surely be an historic one for the music industry, both sides have submitted memos that outline their key arguments and evidence over whether "Blurred Lines" is or isn't a copyright infringement of Gaye's 1977 chart-topper "Got to Give It Up." And both sides are also in the final stages of trial preparation, attempting to convince the judge what exactly a jury should hear.

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