They were never on the hook to give Marvin's family anything...Before Pharrell's Thicke, and TI's court action, they had already offered $100,000....And the thing that people are not getting (whether deliberately or by mistake) is that Marvin's family does not own the great man's music....Literally...they no longer own the rights to Marvin's music...

So really, this is more about people's feelings and love for Marvin than the actual facts...