Pharrell: Blurred Lines verdict handicaps creators
"The [~$7.4 million] verdict handicaps any creator out there who is making something that might be inspired by something else," the Voice judge/coach told the Financial Times.
"This applies to fashion, music, design... anything. If we lose our freedom to be inspired, we're going to look up one day and the entertainment industry as we know it will be frozen in litigation. This is about protecting the intellectual rights of people who have ideas."
"There was no infringement. You can't own feelings and you can't own emotions ... (in music) there are only the notations and the progression. Those were different."
"Everything that's around you in a room was inspired by something or someone. If you kill that, there's no creativity."
Earlier this week Marvin Gaye's family filed a court injunction to prohibit further sale, distribution and performance of Blurred Lines.
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