Marvin Gaye Family Settles “Blurred Lines” Lawsuit With Sony/ATV

GAYE FAMILY & MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY SETTLE LEGAL DISPUTE OVER “BLURRED LINES”

(AllHipHop News) One portion of the legal saga between Marvin Gaye’s family and parties involved with Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” has come to end. The Gayes have agreed to a settlement with music publishing company Sony/ATV according to Billboard.

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Sony/ATV was brought into the dueling lawsuits between the Gaye family and Thicke over the similarities between “Blurred Lines” and Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up.” The Gayes accused Sony/ATV (which publishes music for both Thicke and Gaye) of not being impartial in the legal fight between the two. It was even alleged that the publishing company purposely planted a false story in the media that the family refused a six-figure offer from Thicke to make them appear “unreasonable.”

The terms of the Sony/ATV and Gaye settlement were not made public. The lawsuits between the Gaye family and Robin Thicke are still moving forward.

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