"Got to Give It Up ""Got to Give It Up"" is a song by American music artist Marvin Gaye. Written by the singer and produced by Art Stewart as a response to a request from Gaye's record label that he perform disco music, it was released in March of 1977. Upon its release, it topped three different ""Billboard"" charts and also became a worldwide success. Gaye sometimes used the song to open up his live concert shows. The song has been covered by several acts. Throughout 1976, Marvin Gaye's popularity was still at a high in America and abroad, but"
"re-broadcast as an ""American Masters"" special. Another documentary, focusing on his 1981 documentary, ""Transit Ostend"", titled ""Remember Marvin"", aired in 2006. In 2008, Gaye's estate earned $3.5 million (US$ in dollars). As a result, Gaye took 13th place in ""Top-Earning Dead Celebrities"" in ""Forbes"" magazine. On March 11, 2015, Gaye's family was awarded $7.4 million in damages following a decision by an eight-member jury in Los Angeles that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams had breached copyright by incorporating part of Gaye's song ""Got to Give It Up"" into their hit ""Blurred Lines"". In January 2016, the Gaye family requested a"
"was entirely written by Pharrell. Thicke stated ""I was high on Vicodin and alcohol when I showed up at the studio."" On March 10, 2015, a federal jury found ""Blurred Lines"" infringed on ""Got to Give It Up” and awarded nearly $7.4 million to Gaye's children. Jurors found against Pharrell and Thicke, but held harmless the record company and T.I. Aaliyah decided to cover ""Got To Give It Up"" because she wanted to have party songs on the album. In an interview Aaliyah stated, ""I wanted some real party songs, so when my uncle played me that [original track], I"
"subject of a bitter legal dispute with the family of Gaye and Bridgeport Music as to whether the song infringed copyrights to ""Got to Give It Up"". Thicke and Williams were found liable for copyright infringement by a federal jury in March 2015, and Gaye was awarded posthumous songwriting credit based on the royalties pledged to his estate. The song's music video was released in two versions, with one featuring models Emily Ratajkowski, Jessi M'Bengue, and Elle Evans being topless, while the other censored nudity. The uncut version of the video was at one time removed from YouTube for violating"
"(2010) and ""Paul"" (2011). The song has also featured in the television shows ""The Wire"", ""True Blood"", and ""Scandal"". The 2013 hit single ""Blurred Lines"" by Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and song co-writer T.I. was the subject of a lawsuit for allegedly copying ""Got to Give It Up"". Thicke originally told the public both he and Pharrell were in the recording studio and suddenly Thicke told Pharrell ""Damn, we should make something like that, something with that groove"" and they wrote the song in less than an hour. However, Thicke later claimed this was all a lie and the song"
"part of this case."" On March 10, 2015, a jury found Thicke and Williams, but not T.I., liable for copyright infringement. The unanimous jury awarded Gaye's family 7.4 million in damages for copyright infringement. The response among some observers regarding the decision was that it was incorrect; bassist and entertainment law attorney Joe Escalante stated that the jury's verdict ""must have been based on emotions because it is not based on any notions of what is protectable under copyright law today."" Singer-songwriter Keith Urban said: ""My initial reaction from it, I was shocked, honestly. Seems more like a sound and"
"found to have infringed the Gaye estate's copyright, and in 2018 the Ninth Circuit affirmed liability for millions of dollars in damages. In the lawsuit, Gaye's family was accused of making an invalid copyright claim since only expressions, not individual ideas can be protected. Pharrell Williams responded to the lawsuit by calling the two songs ""completely different"", further stating: ""Just simply go to the piano and play the two. One's minor and one's major. And not even in the same key."" In an interview, Questlove also echoed Williams' statement, saying: In September 2014, ""The Hollywood Reporter"" released files relating to"
"party in the suit. The eight jurors also determined that the infringement was not willful, but also not innocent. The jury awarded the Gaye family $4 million in damages, with profits of more than $1,600,000 from Williams and more than $1,760,099 from Thicke. Statutory damages of $9,375 were assessed. The album's lead single is the title track ""Blurred Lines"", released on March 26, 2013. It officially impacted U.S. Rhythmic radio on April 16, 2013 and Top 40/Mainstream radio on May 21, 2013. The video was released on March 20, 2013 and garnered more than a million views in days after"
"Up"". The Gaye family won a $5 million lawsuit against Thicke and Williams for taking the melody of Gaye's 1977 record. The controversial lawsuit was followed by artists worldwide with over 200 artists signing an appeal for Thicke and Williams, and many believed the decision was ""... a devastating blow to future musicians and composers."" Big Sean ultimately removed the track, Control, from his second studio album ""Hall of Fame"" due to sample clearance issues. Sean then released the song via Twitter for free. No lawsuit has been filed against rapper Big Sean. In 2017, Drake won a lawsuit against"
"was featured on BBC World Service's and Public Radio Internationals ""The World"". In 2013, Rupa Marya began court proceedings to challenge the copyright on ""Happy Birthday To You"", arguing that the song has long since become a public domain work. Two years later in September 2015, a Supreme Court judge ruled in favor of Marya and ""Happy Birthday"" was liberated from the unlawful royalties of Warner Chappel, who was collecting over $2 million a year since 1988. The case is now filing for class action status, in which up to $50 million would be returned to artist and producers who"
"Gaye's family accused the song's authors of copying the ""feel"" and ""sound"" of ""Got to Give It Up"" (the song that Thicke personally claimed was an influence on ""Blurred Lines""), while Bridgeport claimed that the song illegally sampled Funkadelic's song ""Sexy Ways"". The litigation over the songs drew comparisons to that of the 1970s case between George Harrison and Bright Tunes Music over the song ""My Sweet Lord"", which a judge ruled had similarly plagiarized the earlier ""He's So Fine"" by The Chiffons; Harrison later bought the rights to ""He's So Fine"". Ultimately, Thicke and Williams (but not T.I.) were"
"the film ""Bridget Jones's Baby."" On 10 August 2016, it was revealed that the family of Ed Townsend, who wrote Marvin Gaye's ""Let's Get It On"" was suing Ed Sheeran saying ""the melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic compositions of 'Thinking' are substantially and/or strikingly similar to the drum composition of 'Let's [Get It On]'."" The case was dismissed without prejudice in February 2017. Two years later, on 28 June 2018, Ed Sheeran was again sued on similar grounds, this time for $100 million in damages by Structured Asset Sales, owners of one-third of the copyright to Let's Get It On. Credits"
"a deposition from the case. Within the deposition Thicke stated that, he was ""high on Vicodin and alcohol when [he] showed up at the studio"", and that as a result, ""Pharrell had the beat and he wrote almost every single part of the song"". Within Williams' respective deposition file, the producer noted that he was ""in the driver's seat"" during the song's creation and agreed that Thicke, in past interviews, ""embellished"" his contributions to the songwriting process. On October 30, 2014, United States District Court for the Central District of California Judge John A. Kronstadt ruled the Gaye family's lawsuit"
"is also permitted, provided no alteration is made in the content, and provided no fixed copy of the altered version is created. The song ""Happy Birthday to You"" is one of the best known songs in the world and generated over $2 million in royalties each year for its purported copyright owners even though the copyright has now been ruled invalid. In September 2015, a judge ruled that the copyright was invalid, and on February 8, 2016, Warner/Chappell Music agreed to settle a class action lawsuit brought to challenge these fees. After mediation, Warner will pay more than $14 million"
"they have earned less than $15,000 in royalties from songs that topped the charts and made them famous,"" but the judges found that their contract gave Spector unconditional rights to the recordings. The judges also reversed a lower court's ruling that they were entitled to the music industry's standard 50 percent royalty rate on sales of records, tapes and compact discs. The final outcome had Spector paying a judgment in excess of 1.5 million dollars to the Ronettes. In 2009, Estelle died of colon cancer at the age of 67 in Englewood, New Jersey. In 2017, Ronnie Spector released a"
"actually admitted it. That made me laugh out loud. I was like, 'OK, good for you' ... If someone took my song note for note and stole it maliciously, then maybe <nowiki>[I'd sue]</nowiki>. But I don't believe in lawsuits much. I think there are enough frivolous lawsuits in this country without people fighting over pop songs."" In January 2015, it was revealed that Petty and Jeff Lynne would receive royalties from Sam Smith's song ""Stay with Me"" after its writers acknowledged similarities between it and ""I Won't Back Down"". Petty and co-composer Lynne were awarded 12.5% of the royalties from"
"of the song. In 1958, Yount signed away his royalty rights to W.S. Stevenson, better known as William McCall of Four Star Records. After the bankruptcy of Four Star’s successor in interest, the copyright was acquired by Acuff-Ross Music. When the initial term of copyright ended in 1983, it was renewed for a second term. Between 1983 and 1985 Acuff-Rose paid royalties to Yount, until they were notified by the family of the deceased William McCall of the 1958 assignment. Acuff-Rose then suspended payments until the dispute between the claimants was resolved. On December 24, 1996 the United States Courts"
"September 2017, the music video for ""Fergalicious"" has been viewed over 130 million times on popular video-sharing website, YouTube. In March 2009, former N.W.A member the Arabian Prince sued Fergie's record label over unpaid royalties for including a sample of ""Supersonic"", a song he produced, for ""Fergalicious"". The lawsuit was filed in the New York Supreme Court, claiming that Tamika Wright, Jerry Heller and Ruthless Records owed him 20% of the royalties from the song. He also claims that the label refused him payment on numerous occasions. Credits adapted from the liner notes of ""The Dutchess"", A&M Records, Will.i.am Music"
"In April 2015, Roy accused Dash of domestic abuse and filed for a restraining order. Roy was awarded sole custody of both daughters. The court granted Roy and her daughters with a three-year restraining order against Dash. Days later, Dash filed a $2.5 million claim against Roy in asserted damage for allegedly mishandling their joint fashion business, Royale Etenia. Dash has a son, Dame ""Boogie"" Dash, with former girlfriend Linda Williams. In 2014, he was ordered to pay Williams $50,000 for causing her to be prosecuted on harassment charges in 2009. Boogie stars in the reality television show Growing Up"
"the Christian community. The Farro brothers cited differing attitudes on faith as contributing to their exit from Paramore. Beginning in 2008, she had been in a relationship with New Found Glory's lead guitarist Chad Gilbert. On December 31, 2014, Williams confirmed that she and Gilbert had become engaged, after being proposed to on Christmas Day. They were married on February 20, 2016. The couple announced on July 1, 2017 that they were separated. Williams has been vocal about her choice not to smoke, drink, or use recreational drugs. Williams cites artists such as Saves the Day, MewithoutYou, Slick Shoes, The"
"I would have given it away."" Following the release of ""Paula"", Thicke spent several months largely away from media appearances and performing in order to focus on his personal life and to work on new music. Thicke returned to the spotlight at the 2015 BET Awards to sing the classic Smokey Robinson and The Miracles hit ""Ooo Baby Baby"" in tribute to Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Smokey Robinson and joined Robinson on stage for a group rendition of ""My Girl"" alongside Tori Kelly and Ne-Yo. On June 29, on the heels of his BET Awards performance, Thicke debuted the lyric"
"Kelly, Hans Zimmer, Jennifer Hudson as well as members of Train, Linkin Park, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Black Crowes, Fall Out Boy, The Go-Go's and Tears for Fears – filed an ""amicus curiae"" brief, authored by attorney Ed McPherson, in support of the appeal, stating that ""the verdict in this case threatens to punish songwriters for creating new music that is inspired by prior works."" In March 2018, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's finding of infringement against Williams and Thicke. On May 14, 2013, Thicke performed the song for the first time live on NBC's ""The Voice"""
"personal and hugely triumphant journey with this one. What wouldn't feel right is saying goodbye to this time in the band's career and not celebrating it with our fans in some special way."" On December 14, 2015, bassist Jeremy Davis left the band. In March 2016, Davis embroiled in a legal battle with Paramore, claiming to be eligible to enjoy the benefits of a business partnership with Hayley Williams as a co-owner of the band. This was quickly dismissed and he was embroiled in a legal battle with Hayley Williams and Taylor York over a breach of contract entitling him"
"family had argued that ""Blurred Lines"" had copied the ""feel"" and ""sound"" of the Marvin Gaye song ""Got to Give It Up"" (which Thicke cited as an influence on the song), contradicting the idea-expression divide. In March 2015, a court ruled that, despite not sharing the same chords, lyrics, or other copyrightable elements, ""Blurred Lines"" had infringed on the copyrights of ""Got to Give It Up"" by copying its feel and sound. Idea–expression divide The idea–expression divide or idea–expression dichotomy limits the scope of copyright protection by differentiating an idea from the expression or manifestation of that idea. The European"
"at $110 million. On May 1, 2015, the ""New York Post"" reported that Douglas had settled litigation against ""Jinx"" filmmaker Andrew Jarecki, having confirmed that Robert was the source of videotaped depositions that appeared in the documentary. Robert's disclosure apparently violated the terms of his 2006 agreement with the Durst family, which had dispersed to him a lump sum of family trust assets. Although it was unclear whether Jarecki confirmed Robert as his source—""The New York Times"" reported in March 2015 that Jarecki was given ""unrestricted access"" to Robert's personal records, including the videotaped material—the settlement paves the way for"
"to pay us royalties and I thought the problem was solved. Over the years we have had legal action concerning the song, but today, that is over, and the song is now acknowledged to be Preston Foster's. Again according to Rabinowitz, royalties from the song amounted to between $20,000 and $30,000 a year in the 2000s. He said ""Every six months I send Preston a check... He's basically still making a living from this song."" Music historian Larry Birnbaum states that the 1955 R&B hit ""Hands Off"", written by Jay McShann and recorded by him with singer Priscilla Bowman, was"
"total, he helped raise over $340,000. At E3 2018, Blevins and Marshmello won the Fortnite Pro-Am event and donated $1 million to a charity of their choice. Blevins' family was featured in several episodes of the television game show ""Family Feud"" in 2015. According to ""The Brillion News"", Blevins was the reason he and his team were able to make it onto the show. Blevins has stated that he does not stream with female gamers out of respect to his wife and to avoid the rumors that such streaming could create. He received mixed reactions; some said that he should"
"and the film was released in 2016. After Williams' death, Audrey Williams filed a suit in Nashville against MGM Records and Acuff-Rose. The suit demanded that both of the publishing companies continue to pay her half of the royalties from Hank Williams' records. Williams had an agreement giving his first wife half of the royalties, but allegedly there was no clarification that the deal was valid after his death. Because Williams may have left no will, the disposition of the other fifty percent was considered uncertain; those involved included the second Mrs. Williams and her daughter and Hank Williams' mother"
"his wife, American actress Paula Patton, separated in February 2014. Having been together in a relationship since they were teenagers and then marrying in 2005, Thicke made various public attempts to reconcile with his wife, including dedicating concert performances to her. In May 2014, it was announced that he would premiere a new song at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards titled ""Get Her Back"". Days before the awards ceremony, TMZ obtained a copy of the lyrics that seemingly addressed his separation and his desire to get back with Patton. The song was co-written by guitarist and long-time Thicke collaborator, Bobby"
"settlement of $14 million to those who had licensed the song, and would allow a final judgment declaring the song to be in the public domain, with a final hearing scheduled in March 2016. On June 28, 2016, the final settlement was officially granted and the court declared that the song was in the public domain. The following week, Nelson's short-form documentary, ""Happy Birthday: my campaign to liberate the people's song"", was published online by ""The Guardian"". In the wake of their success, the lawyers involved in the ""Happy Birthday"" lawsuit filed similar lawsuits regarding ""We Shall Overcome"" and ""This"
"movies, you'd think there would be one doll left over, or a book of course, something. [But] it's just rubble. There's nothing left."" Robin Thicke Robin Charles Thicke (born March 10, 1977) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and record producer. He has collaborated with numerous artists, such as Christina Aguilera, 3T, T.I., Nicki Minaj, K. Michelle, Pharrell Williams, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Flo Rida, Brandy, Kid Cudi and Mary J. Blige. Thicke worked on albums such as Usher's ""Confessions"" and Lil Wayne's ""Tha Carter III"", while releasing his own R&B singles in the U.S. including ""Lost Without U"", ""Magic"", and ""Sex Therapy""."
"song, ""Bound,"" alleging that he used Spicer's voice without permission. Spicer asked that West pay him or cease and desist using his vocals. Roc-A-Fella Records, Universal Music Group, Island Def Jam, and Rhino Entertainment were all named in the lawsuit along with West. The suit was settled in May 2015. British drum and bass duo Sigma created a remix of the song entitled ""Nobody to Love"" featuring vocals from Daniel Pearce which was officially released on April 6, 2014. It topped the UK Singles Chart upon release, with sales of over 121,000 copies in the first week. Credits adapted from"
"2015 Ultra Music Festival in Miami and regularly played by Garrix at music festivals, had its release halted as what Garrix described as ""label issues and a lot of headaches"". On 20 September 2017, a Dutch judge ruled in favor of Garrix who regained the rights to his music that were previously signed to Spinnin' Records and MusicAllStars, to have his contract permanently terminated. Garrix, who demanded €3.7 million from Spinnin' and €650,000 from MusicAllStars, said ""All of (their) claims have been rejected by the court. The only remaining question is the amount to be repaid (to Garrix)."" In October"