‘Blurred Lines’ copyright ruling sets 'dangerous precedent for musicians' says judge

The court agreed that the song illegally copied from Marvin Gaye’s hit Got to Give it Up.

Robin Thicke and T.I. perform Blurred Lines in Los Angeles in 2013 (AP)

By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

A federal appeals court upheld a copyright infringement verdict against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams over the 2013 hit song Blurred Lines, agreeing with lower courts that it illegally copied from Marvin Gaye’s Got to Give it Up.