One of the "Blurred Lines" lawsuits has been settled out of court
One of the contentious lawsuits involving Robin Thicke and the family of the late Marvin Gaye has been settled out of court. Last year, Gaye’s family sued both Thicke and EMI. While the suit against Thicke claims the singer stole riffs from Gaye’s “Got To Give It Up” for his 2013 hit, “Blurred Lines,” the family’s suit against EMI claims that the publishing company—which represents both Gaye’s estate and Thicke—failed to pursue a copyright infringement case on the family’s behalf, something that would have been a direct conflict of interest. Tuesday, a Los Angeles judge dismissed the Gaye family’s case against EMI, and documents say a settlement has now been reached. A spokesman for the Gaye family said the terms of the deal were confidential, however.