or if he did i think he would've settled w/the defendants to avoid going through the depositions.

i guess the Gaye family won't be suing the Michael Jackson estate b/c i think the Jackson estate has such a clear statute of limitations defense, but MJ's 'Don't Stop Til You Get Enough' and the Jackson's 'Shake Your Body Down To the Ground' are each inspired by 'GTGIU'. the latter even borrows lyrical content from Gaye's song (which is protected by the copyright owned by the Gayes) where the former only borrows production elements (not protected by the Gayes' copyright as any borrowed elements in BL aren't so protected).