watch Pharrell and Robin Thicke's depositions.

[lilo146]

Pharrell Williams' Contentious 'Blurred Lines' Testimony Unsealed (Exclusive Video) https://t.co/rGmlTmYhwR pic.twitter.com/Z4bYUfBUJx
- Hollywood Reporter (@THR) octubre 24, 2015

A federal jury in March found Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke liable for infringing a Marvin Gaye song to create the 2013 smash hit “Blurred Lines

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[mssykes]

When asked to name two musical notes and their duration, he replied, "I'm not comfortable with this"

[reesetiles]

lmao

[finchandreese]

I wonder why he did that. It could have been a strategy, because if he chooses to look like he had no clue what he was doing and wasn't aware of Blurred Lines and that song being the same notes, then this could work for him. But let's be honest here, he looked like a schoolboy who can't answer the question. And I think he most likely cannot read notes.

[sestiere]

are depositions always released? this is fun

[therearewords]

That's a lot of (mental) ugly in this post already.

[washingtonusa]

i appreciate this anecdote

[washingtonusa]

i just looked that up and omg pharell are lazy

[gyuri]

we had a lawyer give us a lecture about this and other famous copyright cases in my media law class and even though the first judge ruled for the gaye family it'll prob be reversed. basically, the gaye family only has the copyright to the sheet music of the song that was allegedly copied but the sheet music doesn't include WHAT makes the songs so similar like the cowbell and stuff which was probably improvised when marvin gaye recorded it.

plus marvin gaye's children are sue-happy and they even sued EMPIRE for similarities to an idea that he had or something smh

[dr0012]

The instruments playing under the cowbells seem to have the same basic rithm used in Blurred lines. The music seems the same to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4r0-LJZBDM

[insomniachobs]

There are undoubtedly strong similarities. The question was are the similarities in the parts of the music that are copyrightable - TBH I was surprised the judgment came down in the Gayes' favour. What makes them so similar are effects and rhythms etc that haven't traditionally been copyrightable (if they were, entire eras and genres of music would be in serious trouble).

[dr0012]

No, they don't seem to be similar only in rhythm and effects, songs with the same rhythm but completely different notes sound completely different.

In the trial The Gayes demonstrated similarities to elements of the melody & other stuff deposited by Gaye. I've found this https://www.scribd.com/doc/271609045/Blurred-Lines-Post-Trial-Order, it says:
...That order also concluded that, when only protected elements of “Got to Give It Up” were considered, the Gaye Parties still “made a sufficient showing that elements of ‘Blurred Lines’ may be substantially similar to protected, original elements of ‘Got to Give It Up...
And
... the combination of unprotected elements may be protectable expression, and “substantial similarity can be found in a combination of elements, even if those elements are individually unprotected.”Swirsky v. Carey, 376 F.3d 841, 848 (9th Cir. 2004),as amended on denial of reh'g(Aug. 24, 2004)...’”It's hilarious how