>on a basic level the songs sound the same....almost
>sampled...

keyword: almost

i've actually compared them one behind the other. i've tried to sing 'Blurred Lines' on top of 'GTGIU' and vice versa. i found that the SONGS don't have enough similar elements to convince me Williams borrowed any copyrighted material. definitely no sample and no interpolation, even.

however when i listen to the records i get a similar FEEL from them. it seems that Williams may have borrowed some production elements - some inspiration. as far as i know production elements and feel aren't copyrighted material.

i get the same feeling when i hear George Duke's 'Dukie Stick'. that shit sounds just like a P-Funk record. the statute of limitations has already run so Clinton or Balaban or Warner Brothers or Universal won't be able to sue Duke or whomever is responsible for 'Dukie Stick'.

i get the same feeling when i hear 'Got To Be Real' and 'Best of My Love'. the feel like the same song. i confuse them when i hear them. it's too late for a suit on that stuff too though.

>and lets remember that Thicke and thems side initiated a legal
>action...kind of rang like a guilty person being initially
>extra defensive thinking they would have the edge because they
>would have access to higher priced lawyers.....

it was more like a pre-emptive move by Thicke/Williams - they wanted a judge to tell the Gayes to have a seat and stop threatening legal action.

>it didn't work out for them..

sure didn't.

>add a little more creativity to what you do.... the "making
>beats" mentality in R&B at some point is always going to risk
>copying or redo-ing previous tracks because you're not dealing
>with production coming mostly from composed music played by
>multiple musicians..along with those musicians individual
>musicianship....
>
>it's a hazard of the current game

the hazard is pretty old though. it's at least as old as 'Dukie Stick', 'Got To Be Real', James Brown's 'Hot' (actually stole copyrighted material from Bowie's 'Fame'), Ready for the World's 'Oh Sheila' (FEELS like a Prince record).... we can come up w/several old examples of this practice. it's not that new, really.