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To clarify, this created a totally new criterion for plagiarism. Denying Thicke and Williams’s declaratory relief counter-suit, the judge imposed a fine of $7.3 million. Still, while conceding that “Blurred Lines” did not copy any of Gaye’s melodies or lyrics, the court nevertheless ruled that the similarity of the “feel” of the rhythm section was sufficient grounds for a decision of copyright infringement. According to prior legal practice, the judge should have thrown out the case. No melodies or lyrics were copied, nor were any significant instrumental melodies. This is why, like many others, I never believed the Gaye estate would win. I have testified as a forensic musicologist before, and the premise has always been that copyright in a song should be based on an analysis of melody and lyrics. Producers, songwriters, and publishers are shivering in their John Lobb boots because the court’s decision changed the legal definition of copyright infringement. But when the Marvin Gaye estate was victorious in its claim that the Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams song “Blurred Lines” had infringed the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up,” it sent ripples through the music industry. Stevie Wonder told the Gaye family not to waste its money.