Katy Perry Loses Dark Horse Lawsuit

[Hoofbite]

Another comparison/review

 

[Melonfeud]

This guy apparently is in the industry and does a thorough comparative analysis. The two songs are actually really different when broken down to melody, keys, notes, chord progressions, et cetera. In the court of law when you can lose a case on a seemingly minor technicality it’s hard to understand how the plaintiff won this case. The influence is undeniably there, but the songs drastically different. Worth watching.

Whatever became of that claim of Pherrell pinching off of Marvin Gaye with his "HAPPY" little ditty?

 

[Juggernaut]

Whatever became of that claim of Pherrell [& Robin Thicke] pinching off of Marvin Gaye with his "HAPPY" ["Blurred Lines"] little ditty?

 

[Melonfeud]

WoW! ,,,While I'm not as well versed in all of Marvin Gaye's music as some other music aficionados around here , I do own&(about wore out) listening to his greatest hits C.D. and to be honest ,I never could adequately "connect the dots" to my satisfaction, into where that "Happy" song as being any kinda' of rip-off of intellectual property or copyright violations,,, yet & AH-HA !!!,as apparently the structure of the entire blurred lines album ,or is that the title of a single song,as I assume it's the former ( of which I've never heard of/listened to) has been deemed in legal copyright infringement,,, Copy & Thanks Jugger bro-man

* I did read a biography about Marvin & about his passing,,,he was capped by the Christmas present pistol he'd given to his father,a year or two earlier.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

WoW! ,,,While I'm not as well versed in all of Marvin Gaye's music as some other music aficionados around here , I do own&(about wore out) listening to his greatest hits C.D. and to be honest ,I never could adequately "connect the dots" to my satisfaction, into where that "Happy" song as being any kinda' of rip-off of intellectual property or copyright violations,,, yet & AH-HA !!!,as apparently the structure of the entire blurred lines album ,or is that the title of a single song,as I assume it's the former ( of which I've never heard of/listened to) has been deemed in legal copyright infringement,,, Copy & Thanks Jugger bro-man

* I did read a biography about Marvin & about his passing,,,he was capped by the Christmas present pistol he'd given to his father,a year or two earlier.

I don’t think it was for the song “Happy,” but rather “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke.

 

[WoodysGirl]

I can hear the similarities... and it's unfortunate for her, because that's a sample that she could've paid pennies on the dollar for in licensing.

 

[Melonfeud]

I don’t think it was for the song “Happy,” but rather “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke.

* ya know? When that Pharrell / Marvin Gaye dust up first broke? I think I was watching GMA one morning & when they reported about the fiendish perpetrators overt act? They'd aired a clip of Pharrell clicking & snapping down the sidewalk doing that "Happy" ditty,,,er,,,and well,I naturally gravitated to the emanating vibes of that beat, ya know? Kinda head boppin'& toe tapping to that tune, so I'm assuming I'd just naturally associated the "case" as to being somehow pertinent to that portrayed tune they'd played on my T.V. ,,,now I'm feeling embarssed & semi ashamed in my overall inattentive T.V. viewing nature ,,, I prolly should just throw a blanket over the damn things for a couple of days,,, just to teach me & attune me in a lesson of focused attention.