'Blurred Lines' Song Trial News, Update: Jury Reaches Verdict in Copyright Infringement Case

After over a week of hearing testimonies, the jury in the "Blurred Lines" trial came to a verdict Tuesday, saying the musicians Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke had infringed on Marvin Gaye's hit 1977 song "Got to Give It Up," awarding Gaye's three children nearly $7.4 million.

The Gaye family was present for the verdict and Noya Gaye wept tears of joy. "Right now, I feel free," she said, "Free from...Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke's chains and what they tried to keep on us and the lies that were told."

Howard King, Thicke and Williams' attorney said, "We are disappointed, but we know in our heart and soul that the song came from Pharrell Williams."

The jury listened to "Blurred Lines" several times during trial. "Got to Give It Up" was only shown through the copyrighted sheet music obtained by the Gaye family. Various music experts had testified that the similarities between the two songs were not accidental. When Williams testified, he said he was simply trying to create the groove of the era and having similarities between the songs was merely coincidence.

Both Thicke and Williams had repeatedly told sources that they flat-out did not copy from the song when the family of Marvin Gaye first issued the accusations in the fall of last year. However, during the trial, Thicke confessed that he was drunk or high during a lot of interviews, putting his side in a bad light since then.

During the trial, it was discovered that both musicians received over $5 million from the song's sales. "Blurred Lines" was the biggest hit of 2013 and continues to be a popular song among the younger generation.