'Blurred Lines' Trial Opens With Jurors Discussing Racy Music Video — billboard.com

The "Blurred Lines" trial is underway in a Los Angeles federal courtroom. On Tuesday (Feb. 24), Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams were on hand for the start of the proceeding examining whether "Blurred Lines," one of the biggest songs of the century, was improperly derived from Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up." Robin Thicke & Pharrell Lose First Fight Against Marvin Gaye's Family Thicke, Williams and Clifford Harris Jr., better known by his stage name T.I. sued Gaye's family in 2013 to get a declaration that their multiplatinum hit isn't a rip-off of the late soul legend's copyright. In counterclaims, the singer's children Frankie and Nona Gaye accused the musicians not only of infringing on "Got to Give It Up," but also of turning Gaye's "After the Dance" into Thicke's "Love After War."

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