“Backing Down: Blurred Lines in the Standards for Analysis of Substantial Similarity in Copyright Infringement for Musical Works” by Nick Booth

Our attorney, Nick Booth’s Journal Note was recently published in the UGA School of Law Journal of Intellectual Property Law. His note opposes the settlement made that Pharrell and Robin Thicke must pay Marvin Gaye’s family $5M over ‘Blurred Lines’. See below for links to his Journal Note and an AJC article explaining the lawsuit.

 

https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1403&context=jipl&fbclid=IwAR0M8epGF_PtXS7UIku65_z_3o9eC1felSkSPyIgX2n2BfO5M09gtHnD2pk

https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/pharrell-and-robin-thicke-must-pay-marvin-gaye-family-over-blurred-lines/Du6pDYY9B75xWDubDPHj1H/?fbclid=IwAR1A2AbMHkbx8795Ek7nYbYKyR2gThpli0gAti16v1YaSDEESqlTqtJ4QTM