Blurred Lines Plagiarism Costs Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke $7.4 Million

The summer hit of 2013, Blurred Lines, has seen its share of dreamlike success. But that turned into a nightmare with accusations of plagiarism. Now to conclude the saga - a final judgment. The verdict is blurred no more for the heirs of Marvin Gaye.

After a long week of back and forth exploration and clarification between the lines of theft and artistic inspiration, the District Court jury in Los Angeles awarded the suit filed in August of 2013 by the heirs of Marvin Gaye against singers Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke for the then alleged copyright infringement of one of their father's songs.