Robin Thicke's legal battle with Marvin Gaye's heirs

In any event, Thicke, Pharrell, and T.I. decided to act preemptively by filing a lawsuit against the Gaye Family in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, seeking a declaratory judg- ment that "Blurred Lines" does not infringe the copyright in "Got to Give It...

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Published inThe Entertainment and sports lawyer Vol. 31; no. 1; p. 17
Main Authors Gordon, Steven R, Clarida, Robert W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Bar Association 01.05.2014
Subjects
Agreements
Copyright
Copyright infringement
Gaye, Marvin
Gaye, Marvin Jr (1939-84)
Intellectual property
Litigation
Musical recordings
Musicians & conductors
Popular music
Thicke, Robin
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Summary:In any event, Thicke, Pharrell, and T.I. decided to act preemptively by filing a lawsuit against the Gaye Family in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, seeking a declaratory judg- ment that "Blurred Lines" does not infringe the copyright in "Got to Give It Up." The Agreements, contain a "Power of Attorney" which provides as follows: "You hereby irrevocably authorize, empower and appoint Publisher your true and lawful attorney during the Term to administer the Marvin Gaye interest in each Composition in the Territory . . . to ini- tiate and compromise any claim or action against infringers of Publisher's and/or your rights in the Compositions . .
ISSN:0732-1880
2767-3057