The 70s vs Pharrell / Robin Thicke

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griftert

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Can't believe this verdict tbh. Blurred Lines sounds vaguely inspired by the Gaye track. I'm sure it won't be successful on appeal.
 
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petergunn

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CrowleyHead said:
the only good from this is now Little Richard is going to sue everyone out of existence.
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exactly, a good lawyer could certainly get some cash out of the some of the beatles songs where mccartney does a little richard impression...

if rhythmic pattern and VIBES are enough for a lawsuit, bo diddley's family is about to be filthy stinking rich...

can rick rubin now sue anyone who puts a guitar hit over an 808? or dr. dre sue anyone who uses a minimoog lead (could then the ohio players countersue him?)?

could 3 6 mafia sue lil ugly mane and young lean out of existence?

if this stands, it's basically a wholesale rewriting of the musical copyright laws in the US...
 
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droid

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Lets clear up a few things here.

Blurred Lines is an atrocity.

AFAIK, it was Thicke's and Williams' previous admission that they had consciously copied the tune that was their downfall.

Pre-emptive copyright lawsuits are a bad idea.

:)
 
Leo

Leo

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if rhythmic pattern and VIBES are enough for a lawsuit, bo diddley's family is about to be filthy stinking rich...
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other millionaires in waiting: phuture, for every subsequent acid track with the squiggly 303 squelch; the basic channel guys, for every later dub techno track (looking at you, echospace), and the winstons/c.g. coleman ("amen, brother" indeed!)
 
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