Am I the only one in the world who thinks the Blurred Lines judgment is right? From the Internet, it sure seems that way.
Robin Thicke
and Pharrell Williams broke into jail here. From a litigator's perspective I
have no hesitation in saying they are reaping what they sowed. "Blurred
Lines" ended up in court when Pharrell and Thicke sued the estate of Marvin Gaye for a declaratory judgment, which
is where you ask a judge to say "this thing you claim isn't true". And
from a copyright lawyer's perspective I say this is a judgment that
shows you can create a derivative work of something without actually
incorporating that work.
And that principle is nothing new.
