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wraith808:
So, I figured this was a good place to ask about opinions on the Blurred Lines Verdict.
http://www.musictimes.com/articles/31246/20150310/jury-decides-against-robin-thicke-pharrell-blurred-lines-lawsuit.htm
http://www.musictimes.com/articles/31455/20150312/robin-thicke-pharrell-to-appeal-blurred-lines-verdict.htm
It seems that musicians fall all over the spectrum on this, which was surprising to me. I don't like "Blurred Lines"- but listening to it and "Got to Give it Up", they're distinctly different songs. Other opinions:
http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/the-blurred-lines-verdict-is-bad-news-even-if-you-ha-1690817200
http://www.refinery29.com/2015/03/83687/breaking-blurred-lines-lawsuit-pharrell-reputation
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2015/03/_blurred_lines_verdict_is_wrong_williams_and_thicke_did_not_infringe_on.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2015/03/11/the-blurred-lines-of-the-blurred-lines-verdict/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pharrell-robin-thicke-blurred-lines-guilty-verdict-impact-music-industry/
http://radio.com/2015/03/11/8-artists-that-could-sue-uptown-funk-on-the-same-grounds-as-blurred-lines/
Thoughts?
Vurbal:
This is the problem with the way copyright is often applied. The line between idea and expression has been blurred by big corporations to the point it effectively doesn't exist.
Marvin Gaye neither wrote nor copyrighted the instrumental arrangements for any of his songs. He walked into the studio with the words and their melody written (the copyrighted portion) and the session musicians threw together the rest. If copyrighting the feel of other musicians' performances is copyright infringement, there are very few songs ever recorded which aren't infringing.
wraith808:
I think the miscalculation by Williams and Thicke's Lawyers was catastrophic. You can't tell which way a jury is going to rule on something that actually requires expertise. I don't know what they would have had to do- but they should have done anything they had to in order to avoid that kind of factor.
That said, the "that songs reminds me of another song" threshold would be a new dangerous legal standard IMO.
superboyac:
I think the miscalculation by Williams and Thicke's Lawyers was catastrophic. You can't tell which way a jury is going to rule on something that actually requires expertise. I don't know what they would have had to do- but they should have done anything they had to in order to avoid that kind of factor.
That said, the "that songs reminds me of another song" threshold would be a new dangerous legal standard IMO.
-wraith808 (March 12, 2015, 03:06 PM)
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Yea, I agree. the implications can be a little frightening.
What about all the blues artists/songs? Either they can sue almost any pop songs, or pop songs can sue a bunch of blues songs. I don't know, it's a little nuts.
wraith808:
8 Artists That Could Sue ‘Uptown Funk’ on the Same Grounds as ‘Blurred Lines’
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