Divided 9th Circuit Sides With Gaye’s Children In ‘Blurred Lines’ Copyright Case

Mealey's (March 21, 2018, 2:32 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In a March 21 ruling, a divided Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals largely affirmed a California federal judge’s handling of a high-profile copyright dispute involving the 2013 hit song “Blurred Lines” and Marvin Gaye’s “Got To Give It Up,” which the panel agreed was infringed (Pharrell Williams, et al. v. Frankie Christian Gaye, et al., No. 15-56880, 16-55089 and 16-55626, 9th Cir.)....