Trending News|March 14, 2015 07:37 EDT
'Blurred Lines' Verdict News, Rumors: Robin Thicke and Pharrell Seek Retrial?
It appears artists Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams won't take the final verdict of their alleged copyrighted 2013 smash single 'Blurred Lines' without a fight.
Their attorney Howard King states that the two artists plan to contest the $7.4 million plagiarism verdict. Thicke and Williams stay unmoved in their claim that the song was a 100 percent original.
"The U.S. District Court jury in Los Angeles sided with Gaye's heirs on Tuesday in finding that parts of his 1977 hit 'Got to Give it Up' were lifted by Thicke and Williams for their 2013 R&B chart-topper," writes Huffington Post.
"The jury awarded Gaye's children $4 million in actual damages plus $3.4 million in profits that Thicke, 38, and Williams, 41, were found to have derived from their copyright infringement."
King actively seeks a retrial in the event the verdict be set aside. If not, they would appeal the judgement.
"Based upon their own feelings that they created 'Blurred Lines' from their own hearts and souls and no one else, and based on feedback from other prominent songwriters, (Thicke and Williams) feel they owe it to the creative world to make sure this verdict does not stand," King said.
The Gaye family's attorney has not yet been able to be reached for comment.