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"Gaye family wins $7.4 mil in Blurred Lines case."
Tue Mar-10-15 04:55 PM by Frank Longo

  

          

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Gaye family wins $7.4 mil in Blurred Lines case. [View all] , Frank Longo, Tue Mar-10-15 04:53 PM
 
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Wow - I really thought they'd lose that case
Mar 10th 2015
1
the case shouldn't have survived summary judgment, IMO.
Mar 10th 2015
7
RE: the case shouldn't have survived summary judgment, IMO.
Mar 10th 2015
51
Right?!
Mar 10th 2015
10
yes!
Mar 10th 2015
2
tried to tell these know it all niggas
Mar 10th 2015
65
oh wow
Mar 10th 2015
3
oh...it's a jury verdict.
Mar 10th 2015
4
it does
Mar 10th 2015
9
but getting clearance is nothing new tho right?
Mar 10th 2015
11
      clearance for what?
Mar 10th 2015
16
           the beats of the songs are almost identical...to the point where
Mar 10th 2015
18
           what do you mean 'beats'?
Mar 10th 2015
25
           inspiration is NOT theft.
Mar 10th 2015
64
                thats why i put 'inspiration' in quotes buddy. and its ok if u
Mar 10th 2015
114
                     RE: thats why i put 'inspiration' in quotes buddy. and its ok if u
Mar 10th 2015
119
                          or so he thought.
Mar 10th 2015
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                               RE: or so he thought.
Mar 11th 2015
                               RE: or so he thought.
Mar 11th 2015
151
           so youre saying only vocals are protected?
Mar 10th 2015
20
                i'm saying only the actual notes that make up the music.
Mar 10th 2015
26
if you're the defense how do you let it be a jury trial, or do they
Mar 10th 2015
14
      the parties would have to agree to a bench trial.
Mar 10th 2015
34
Good. Detest Theives.
Mar 10th 2015
5
lol this dude robin thicke is having the worst sequence of events ever
Mar 10th 2015
6
He really is.
Mar 11th 2015
157
He'll be alright.
Mar 12th 2015
556
the songs are EXTREMELY similar...blatant rip off.
Mar 10th 2015
8
yes but the parts of GTGIU that Williams and Thicke borrowed
Mar 10th 2015
12
which parts arent protected and why?
Mar 10th 2015
15
      the sheet music is protected.
Mar 10th 2015
22
      right but ppl give credit for interpolations too...which to my understnd...
Mar 10th 2015
28
           yes, when parts of the sheet music are replayed
Mar 10th 2015
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      RE: which parts arent protected and why?
Mar 10th 2015
29
           that's what i hear.
Mar 10th 2015
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                RE: that's what i hear.
Mar 10th 2015
44
                     i dunno.
Mar 10th 2015
46
                     RE: i dunno.
Mar 10th 2015
91
                     How many jurors read sheet music? C'mon.
Mar 11th 2015
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                          RE: How many jurors read sheet music? C'mon.
Mar 11th 2015
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RE: the songs are EXTREMELY similar...blatant rip off.
Mar 10th 2015
112
Can't even imagine how many rights owners are drooling right now
Mar 10th 2015
13
This will be bad for music
Mar 10th 2015
17
for real: if you're cheering this you're 1. an idiot and...
Mar 10th 2015
19
yep!
Mar 10th 2015
27
lots are cheering b/c they hate whitey. others b/c they hate Thicke.
Mar 10th 2015
30
i mean, that seems to be it. logic has been put out to pasture.
Mar 10th 2015
35
base
Mar 10th 2015
38
shit is reverse racial psychology
Mar 10th 2015
40
^^^this.
Mar 10th 2015
43
not hate, its just that you can't jack an Iconic song period
Mar 11th 2015
263
      . . .
Mar 11th 2015
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           too close for comfort
Mar 11th 2015
410
For real.
Mar 10th 2015
31
don't disrupt them in their RaceWarz slumber.
Mar 10th 2015
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RE: for real: if you're cheering this you're 1. an idiot and...
Mar 10th 2015
57
yep. and, furthermore, 3. i would like to kick your ass.
Mar 10th 2015
66
Ur unhinged and would likely be the one getting ur ass beat
Mar 10th 2015
74
      fuck off, fuckwit.
Mar 11th 2015
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           reply 74
Mar 11th 2015
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                you're an idiot, something
Mar 11th 2015
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                     rage on! hope this is helping ur blood pressure
Mar 11th 2015
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                          thank you.
Mar 11th 2015
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More likely because it's a white boy
Mar 10th 2015
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      yall need to stop hiding behind D'Angelo and this racial angle
Mar 11th 2015
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           nah, it's an obvious attempt at recreating
Mar 11th 2015
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gyeah
Mar 10th 2015
21
Every hip hop producer should get sued according to some of you
Mar 10th 2015
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to quote the legendary pete rock 'flip the bass and erase any
Mar 10th 2015
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LOL the jury doesn't know what the fuck they're talking about
Mar 10th 2015
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the Pauls Boutique of now
Mar 10th 2015
32
This is setting a horrible precedent.
Mar 10th 2015
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they can and probably will appeal.
Mar 10th 2015
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      How expensve will the appeal's process be though?
Mar 11th 2015
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           He and Willliams can afford it.
Mar 11th 2015
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                RE: He and Willliams can afford it.
Mar 11th 2015
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                     this jury trial decision is not binding precedent.
Mar 11th 2015
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                          Interesting.
Mar 11th 2015
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the fact thicke filed suit first
Mar 10th 2015
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naw.
Mar 10th 2015
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The fact someone files a lawsuit means it has merit? SMH.
Mar 10th 2015
The fact someone files a lawsuit means it has merit? SMH.
Mar 10th 2015
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Good!
Mar 10th 2015
45
combat jack's view as an entertainment lawyer:
Mar 10th 2015
47
but Williams and Thicke didn't replay music from GTGIU.
Mar 10th 2015
49
his example is entirely different.
Mar 10th 2015
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base
Mar 10th 2015
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more:
Mar 10th 2015
72
as i'm sure you and Jack know, sampling isn't an issue here.
Mar 10th 2015
75
this shit aint rocket science man. them niggas gambled and lost.
Mar 10th 2015
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      yup, I knlw a producer who is alwahs being sued and he admits he jacks s...
Mar 10th 2015
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      The defendants participated in settlement negotiation.
Mar 11th 2015
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wow woe ! Music as we know it is ruined!!!! Woe woe
Mar 10th 2015
48
yes and whitey is dead now that Thicke has to pay the Gayes.
Mar 10th 2015
50
oh I don't mind robin thicke at all, find pharell very annoying. But ple...
Mar 10th 2015
53
      oh my bad. i didn't know Pharrell stole your lunch money
Mar 10th 2015
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      RE: oh I don't mind robin thicke at all, find pharell very annoying. But...
Mar 10th 2015
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           Alicia Keys' 'Like You'll Never See Me Again'
Mar 10th 2015
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                Shit, Alicia Keys' "Fallin'". It's JB's "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
Mar 10th 2015
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                that's a sample, isn't it?
Mar 10th 2015
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                     It is not. In fact, I dug up my CD booklet to find the liner notes.
Mar 10th 2015
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                          You're right.
Mar 10th 2015
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                          I'm stunned. I never even gave that a second thought. Wow.
Mar 10th 2015
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                          Clive Davis is a lawyer and Lawyers run the business
Mar 10th 2015
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                               So they just _let_ her take it?
Mar 11th 2015
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                                    if so it's b/c BMG owns both recordings.
Mar 11th 2015
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                                    Warner/Chappell owns IAMMMW, EMI owns Fallin'
Mar 11th 2015
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                                         then i really don't get it.
Mar 11th 2015
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                                    Clive Davis is a lawyer and if he could handle the puffy sampling
Mar 11th 2015
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                Prince loves her and she introduced him at the rock and roll
Mar 11th 2015
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it ain't ruined, but don't think that
Mar 10th 2015
55
Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson are sweating a bit today.
Mar 10th 2015
59
I'll kick in to a crowdfunding site to help Morris Day file suit
Mar 12th 2015
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^
Mar 10th 2015
68
you don't sound very bright.
Mar 10th 2015
67
Much like the merit of the suit, your opinion is based on "feel", not fa...
Mar 10th 2015
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agreed
Mar 10th 2015
73
ikr? how dare we offer differing opinions
Mar 10th 2015
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*DEAD*
Mar 11th 2015
182
OKP wrong yet again...
Mar 10th 2015
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smart dumb niggas
Mar 10th 2015
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      fuck, you people are idiots.
Mar 10th 2015
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           lol, yall just mad for being on the wrong side
Mar 10th 2015
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                or, we know how much great music jacked older music.
Mar 10th 2015
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                     why the fuck are yall arguing for songs to be jacked without repercussio...
Mar 10th 2015
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                          nobody could pay enough.
Mar 10th 2015
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                               aint no one thinking about that song
Mar 10th 2015
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                                    a song ppl are thinking of is probaly a jack.
Mar 10th 2015
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                                    been listening to music since the 70's... have a shit load of wax from t...
Mar 10th 2015
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                                    which is why i'm calling you a fucking idiot.
Mar 11th 2015
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                                         lol, you mad as shit
Mar 11th 2015
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                                              i don't deny it.
Mar 11th 2015
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                                                   I think fuck off fuckwitt gave it away...lol.
Mar 11th 2015
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                                                        if you think it will be alright
Mar 11th 2015
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GOOD!!!
Mar 10th 2015
63
Who's suing for uptown funk
Mar 10th 2015
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Or Ed Sheeran's Thinking out Loud?
Mar 10th 2015
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lawyers already do this shit...
Mar 10th 2015
141
Kellz is gonna get reamed.
Mar 10th 2015
79
RE: Kellz is gonna get reamed.
Mar 10th 2015
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some of this should be protected by statute of limitations
Mar 10th 2015
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the Gaye Family Loves Kellz and steps with the CHI TOwn's best
Mar 10th 2015
135
know what's MOST ridiculous about this? GTGIU is a ripoff itself.
Mar 10th 2015
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i don't think Gaye would've filed the suit.
Mar 10th 2015
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we're right ><
Mar 10th 2015
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      /
Mar 10th 2015
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      people sue all the time because they think a song "sounds" like theirs
Mar 10th 2015
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           and in the past those artists have been sent home...
Mar 10th 2015
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           sometimes they win, sometimes they lose...
Mar 10th 2015
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           god damn u stupid son
Mar 11th 2015
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                chill b.
Mar 11th 2015
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                     Fuck that shit, Robin Thicke is tryin' to kill me(c)Scarface
Mar 11th 2015
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If I recall, there was little structure to it originally
Mar 10th 2015
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RE: Gaye family wins $7.4 mil in Blurred Lines case.
Mar 10th 2015
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because this was before the music industry was broke as fuck
Mar 11th 2015
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RE: Gaye family wins $7.4 mil in Blurred Lines case.
Mar 10th 2015
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gtfoh.... lawsuits happen all the time
Mar 10th 2015
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      I don't think you follow as to what just happened here....
Mar 10th 2015
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           he won't get it.
Mar 10th 2015
                have several seats...
Mar 10th 2015
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ppl aplauding this verdict haven't done their research.
Mar 10th 2015
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continues to nod to a song that was jacked from an old song...
Mar 10th 2015
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good for them. not sure why ppl think this is the end of music
Mar 10th 2015
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well, yeah.
Mar 10th 2015
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      smh
Mar 10th 2015
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           i decided to go away from the original snark
Mar 10th 2015
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                it wont result in less creativity, just means more checks will get cut b...
Mar 10th 2015
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                     dude, all these songs out here are jacks.
Mar 10th 2015
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                     fuck that lil song...
Mar 10th 2015
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                     computer love is a jack and so is oak tree.
Mar 10th 2015
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                     great... so if someone takes them to court, pay up. If not... oh well.
Mar 10th 2015
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                     lol Oak Tree
Mar 10th 2015
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                          I'm just throwing out jams from back in the day...lol
Mar 10th 2015
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                               I know, that one was funny lol
Mar 10th 2015
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                     so tell these niggas to do better in the way of originality or pay up
Mar 10th 2015
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                          exactly, if it aint original or borrows too much.. pay up.
Mar 10th 2015
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                          and honestly LD i could care less...i aint anti sampling...i came
Mar 10th 2015
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                               I take pride in catching samples... I dig, I grew up on 70s and 80s..
Mar 10th 2015
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                          no ideas original (c) nas
Mar 10th 2015
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                          if the person who D is 'inspired by' comes to him then sit
Mar 10th 2015
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                          aint noooooo one trying to take the few nickels D is making mumbling on ...
Mar 10th 2015
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                          I think you missed my point.
Mar 10th 2015
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                               it doesnt matter. if u can get away with it, so be it. if not pay.
Mar 10th 2015
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                                    yup...and playing that D card won't work
Mar 11th 2015
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                     or it'll mean fewer songs like 'Blurred Lines' or 'Stay With Me' get
Mar 11th 2015
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                          RE: or it'll mean fewer songs like 'Blurred Lines' or 'Stay With Me' get
Mar 11th 2015
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                               Since you know me so well what color are my drawers today?
Mar 11th 2015
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                               dirty
Mar 11th 2015
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                                    it could change it drastically.
Mar 11th 2015
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                                    "this could be the end" is some shit people say when they lose...
Mar 11th 2015
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                                         i love "master blaster."
Mar 11th 2015
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                                              RE: i love "master blaster."
Mar 11th 2015
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                                              I hated Master Blaster
Mar 11th 2015
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                                                   jammin', bob marley.
Mar 11th 2015
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                                                   If you don't hear Jammin in Master Blaster then ionno...
Mar 11th 2015
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                                    i don't think it'll end music as we know it.
Mar 11th 2015
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                               this is like saying the jury got the trayvon case right
Mar 11th 2015
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                                    you really bringing up Trayvon? Cmon bruh.. that's foul
Mar 11th 2015
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Fakerell and Robin Hood got what they deserved
Mar 10th 2015
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but rick james doesn't owe p-funk any money, right?
Mar 10th 2015
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FYI George Clinton admired and Respected RIck James
Mar 10th 2015
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      "I don't care if ppl jack me, I jacked it from somebody else."
Mar 10th 2015
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           Rick James never got sued like these two jive turkeys
Mar 11th 2015
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LOL. Kellz is gonna get so fucked by this decision.
Mar 11th 2015
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      how you figure? Kellz been influenced by alot of acts
Mar 11th 2015
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the real loser in this is the James Brown Estate
Mar 10th 2015
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aren't you an r. kelly fan?
Mar 10th 2015
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      big time R.Kelly fan and here and he ain't getting sued
Mar 11th 2015
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I'm curious, if jazz had only come into existence in this century
Mar 10th 2015
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it would look completely different.
Mar 10th 2015
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yes because it would be less profitable than panhandling
Mar 11th 2015
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      I suppose I wanted to / should add to my hypothetical
Mar 11th 2015
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th people behind Kid Ink's new album should be shuddering too.
Mar 11th 2015
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Blurred Lines is a McDougall's
Mar 11th 2015
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^ gets it.
Mar 11th 2015
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music copyrights should expire after 20 years
Mar 11th 2015
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nah man because then it would be open season on classics
Mar 11th 2015
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but i welcome open season on classics
Mar 11th 2015
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      especially in this 'my nerd dick is bigger than yours' world
Mar 11th 2015
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RE: music copyrights should expire after 20 years
Mar 11th 2015
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YES! At first I thought they had a great shot, then I listened to TOKPR
Mar 11th 2015
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As Sha alluded to, Bruno & Mark gotta pay Morris Day & The Time for UF.
Mar 11th 2015
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which is ridiculous.
Mar 11th 2015
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True, getting caught doing some shady mess can have terrifying results.
Mar 11th 2015
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      <sigh>
Mar 11th 2015
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      see also - the jury in this case.
Mar 11th 2015
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           yep.
Mar 11th 2015
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                I bet there was a battl of experts.
Mar 11th 2015
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      If you think what Pharrell did was shady, you can't know anything
Mar 11th 2015
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           saying it over and over doesn't make it true bruh...
Mar 11th 2015
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                It's self evident at this point. Your opinion is based on how you feel.
Mar 11th 2015
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                     well, my feelings were correct on this one
Mar 11th 2015
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                          maybe we just like and know more music than you.
Mar 11th 2015
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                               or maybe not?
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                                    not if you're taking this tack, friend.
Mar 11th 2015
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                                         leave me lone, fuckwitt
Mar 11th 2015
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                                              you seem to be wearing that cap, since it fits
Mar 11th 2015
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                                                   fuckwitt is hilarious tho...it really showed your anger.
Mar 11th 2015
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                                                        anger - and also alliteration.
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dead @
Mar 11th 2015
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T.I. is a very very happy man.
Mar 11th 2015
187
http://erkekakli.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tumblr_moeb2psuf41svxy91...
Mar 11th 2015
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Welp, say goodbye to D'Angelo.
Mar 11th 2015
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D will be fine
Mar 11th 2015
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he owes the stylistics and the delphonics and prince royalties
Mar 11th 2015
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Black Messiah isn't selling enough for anyone to give a fuck
Mar 11th 2015
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      lmao, he's performing it too
Mar 11th 2015
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           money IS the only reason the estate moved on this...
Mar 11th 2015
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he owes the stylistics and the delphonics and prince royalties
Mar 11th 2015
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not if his label isn't willing to pay artists he pays homage
Mar 11th 2015
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      black messiah would cost millions to clear.
Mar 11th 2015
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      potentially, yeah.
Mar 11th 2015
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           Ronson is screwed.
Mar 11th 2015
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           Correct. That Mystikal song alone....
Mar 11th 2015
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      RE: not if his label isn't willing to pay artists he pays homage
Mar 11th 2015
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Drake jacked #hashtag rap, so he'd be the one paying.
Mar 12th 2015
569
"Got-to-give-it- up!"...mwahahahahaha
Mar 11th 2015
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yo, you're hilarious.
Mar 11th 2015
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ERRYBODY PAY UP!!
Mar 11th 2015
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      HEY HEY HEY...LOL
Mar 11th 2015
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      LOL
Mar 11th 2015
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      lol!
Mar 11th 2015
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      LOL.
Mar 11th 2015
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      LOL.
Mar 11th 2015
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      LOL.
Mar 11th 2015
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Don't think it was the right decision.
Mar 11th 2015
227
Iggy gotta pay Da Brat & all Blk women w/ pear shapes + fat asses.
Mar 11th 2015
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wow so u ppl are like fuck marvin gaye's kids and cant even
Mar 11th 2015
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i don't know people's motives for being happy about it
Mar 11th 2015
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the Gayes ain't starving.
Mar 11th 2015
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lol ikr?
Mar 11th 2015
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The Gaye family never said it was about the money. It's the prinicple.
Mar 11th 2015
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u honestly think this was about money for them?
Mar 11th 2015
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100%.
Mar 11th 2015
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yeah. i do.
Mar 11th 2015
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none of these dudes are starving
Mar 11th 2015
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OKP has a bunch of creatives + lovers of art who see the bigger picture
Mar 11th 2015
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i could give a fuck about robin thicke or 'blurred lines'
Mar 11th 2015
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i couldnt read beyond u saying nona gaye was crying we won
Mar 11th 2015
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YOU BEING VERY CASE ONE IN THIS POST, BLACK PRINCE
Mar 11th 2015
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      he's trolling for sure.
Mar 11th 2015
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      im with the gaye family and happy they won, ill take a wait and
Mar 11th 2015
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           and then after you cash your check from the Gaye estate
Mar 11th 2015
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                when does your album drop?
Mar 11th 2015
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                     after i settle w/the Gaye estate.
Mar 11th 2015
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how many checks does prince owe carlos santana?
Mar 11th 2015
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clueless.
Mar 11th 2015
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reply 74 oh and also stay mad lmao
Mar 11th 2015
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      die in a fire.
Mar 11th 2015
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           the cash from the Gaye estate check will make great kindling.
Mar 11th 2015
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           damn yo.. you really are mad. Not like this fam. LOL...
Mar 11th 2015
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           ppl in here bein REAL disrespectful and talkin tuff over this shit dog.....
Mar 11th 2015
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                real disrespectful fam..lol
Mar 11th 2015
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                     buddy told fam to go die in a fire!! cot damn lol
Mar 11th 2015
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                          fuck that guy.
Mar 12th 2015
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           IDIOTS!!!! ur ruining music!! *bangs fists into head furiously*
Mar 11th 2015
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                be careful fam, they are driving down 85S to set it off.
Mar 11th 2015
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                     blasting nothing but Thicke music the whole way.
Mar 11th 2015
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                          whatever u may be (and thats many things...)....
Mar 12th 2015
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                               same to you, player.
Mar 12th 2015
425
So.... once again... this is about your feelings, not the facts.
Mar 11th 2015
267
reading thru these responses i have to agree with legsdiamond
Mar 11th 2015
276
the way you make me feel jacked thousands of blues records.
Mar 11th 2015
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i dunno but shockzilla is about to shoot up a coffee shop or
Mar 11th 2015
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lol.
Mar 11th 2015
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      i hope u dont think ur replies in here demonstrate ur intelligence lol
Mar 12th 2015
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jury verdicts are always correct?
Mar 11th 2015
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no more than they are always wrong
Mar 11th 2015
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      and this jury made a wrong decision, IMO.
Mar 11th 2015
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      that sets the bar mad fucking low
Mar 11th 2015
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           RE: that sets the bar mad fucking low
Mar 11th 2015
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                why did Pharell say some bullshit?
Mar 11th 2015
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                     do you read or play music?
Mar 11th 2015
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                     he's completely trolling. LOL
Mar 11th 2015
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                     trolling because I'm not agreeing with you? LOL... cmon bruh
Mar 11th 2015
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                     i'm so mad i'm over here deleting all Gaye songs off my iPod.
Mar 11th 2015
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                          so mad your jokes arent hittin
Mar 11th 2015
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                               so mad i'm refusing to refer to my client 'Marvin' by his first name.
Mar 11th 2015
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                                    yep, try again tomorrow
Mar 11th 2015
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                                         the world ends tomorrow.
Mar 11th 2015
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                                              shieeet, the way yall acting I thought it would end tonight
Mar 11th 2015
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                                                   it might, actually.
Mar 11th 2015
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                     word. lol
Mar 11th 2015
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                     Fronted a live band for 8 years, opened for Amel, Roots, Outkast
Mar 11th 2015
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                          yeah...so much for trollin'
Mar 11th 2015
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                               then you know that songs use the same progressions all the time.
Mar 11th 2015
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                                    I never argued it was a sample...
Mar 11th 2015
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                                         Ray couldn't have created Soul music in this new climate.
Mar 11th 2015
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                                         he got away with it- good for him.
Mar 11th 2015
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                                         a short list of estates that will be billionares in a week...
Mar 11th 2015
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                     RE: why did Pharell say some bullshit?
Mar 11th 2015
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bingo G-money
Mar 11th 2015
287
how does a case with no legs get this far and win?
Mar 11th 2015
332
wrong spot
Mar 11th 2015
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smh, them Lyle, Lyle Crocodile ass tears...
Mar 11th 2015
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And do u all think those small indie artists will be getting sued en mas...
Mar 11th 2015
295
      the apocalypse starts tomorrow.
Mar 11th 2015
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      of course not.
Mar 11th 2015
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      not en masse, and hopefully not even in very large numbers.
Mar 11th 2015
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wtf lmao
Mar 12th 2015
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yall ready?..Bette Davis Eyes:Little Red Corvette
Mar 11th 2015
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ICGFT:Billy Jean:Like A Virgin:Carribean Queen
Mar 11th 2015
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there is a song that predates the melody in 'got to give it up'
Mar 11th 2015
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Disco Lady?
Mar 11th 2015
no, it was a pre-reggae song
Mar 11th 2015
257
Disco Lady?
Mar 11th 2015
249
Ain't gonna take long for a ?uestlove type nigga
Mar 11th 2015
253
crate diggin:legal diggin
Mar 11th 2015
256
great analysis of the songs in here:
Mar 11th 2015
260
B-B-B-BUT IT FEEEEEEELS THE SAME!!!!!
Mar 11th 2015
270
RE: B-B-B-BUT IT FEEEEEEELS THE SAME!!!!!
Mar 11th 2015
280
      i seriously think (w/o having seen the trial) that the jurors
Mar 11th 2015
292
           RE: i seriously think (w/o having seen the trial) that the jurors
Mar 11th 2015
297
           ^^^^^THIS is why i ain't mad at the verdict^^^^^^
Mar 11th 2015
347
                why were they lying?
Mar 11th 2015
352
                b/c satan.
Mar 11th 2015
360
                     white or black satan?
Mar 11th 2015
367
                          white one, of course.
Mar 11th 2015
370
                Thy're lying like many artists lie that take these
Mar 11th 2015
411
That's a great breakdown.
Mar 11th 2015
281
i agree.
Mar 11th 2015
288
^^^researched that while typing out his murder-suicide manifesto
Mar 11th 2015
296
      I came to the same conclusion playing both bass lines on piano.
Mar 11th 2015
300
      i've tried singing BL on top of GTGIU
Mar 11th 2015
306
      ^^^had nothing to say about the clear evidence
Mar 11th 2015
302
      So happy for Nona Gaye and her siblings, justice was served
Mar 11th 2015
305
           tomorrow, not in 2 weeks.
Mar 11th 2015
308
           are you still a Van Hunt fan?
Mar 11th 2015
405
                i sure am and i'll be sure to check everyday to see how the lawsuits
Mar 12th 2015
421
      lmao
Mar 11th 2015
311
      LOL.. chill b.
Mar 11th 2015
340
MJ owes thousands of blues artists money for TWYMMF.
Mar 11th 2015
275
he owes the Gayes for Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
Mar 11th 2015
289
      I'm sure they are on it now lol
Mar 11th 2015
298
      the Jackson estate has a statute of limitations defense
Mar 11th 2015
303
      interesting, thanks
Mar 11th 2015
312
      i would like to see that knock down drag out case frankly
Mar 11th 2015
304
      he owes Mavis for using "Shamon!"
Mar 11th 2015
350
           ^ actual and factual.
Mar 11th 2015
361
           and stevie for "hee hee"
Mar 11th 2015
372
40 pop songs that are all "the same." (jack black video)
Mar 11th 2015
316
this video is great.
Mar 11th 2015
320
and it shows why this verdict is ridiculous.
Mar 11th 2015
325
      oh, they'll never get it.
Mar 11th 2015
330
Whoaaaaaa this is amazing and I only know 1/3 of the songs
Mar 11th 2015
408
Jack Black?
Mar 12th 2015
503
Post-verdict, Gayes mull over 'Happy' vs. 'Ain't That Peculiar' (link)
Mar 11th 2015
318
Marvin. didn't. write. that. song.
Mar 11th 2015
321
Just reporting related news is all; hadn't looked up the writers...
Mar 11th 2015
333
      word.
Mar 11th 2015
335
      Written by Smokey Robinson & three of the Miracles
Mar 11th 2015
404
I just HOLLERED. For the reason SoWhat said and
Mar 11th 2015
403
Wow, that's way more ridiculous than even the current claim.
Mar 12th 2015
430
RE: Gaye family wins $7.4 mil in Blurred Lines case.
Mar 11th 2015
342
Pharrell might've been better off
Mar 11th 2015
345
      his testimony was trash..lol
Mar 11th 2015
353
           i'd have disregarded him and gone w/the experts.
Mar 11th 2015
363
           not smarter, just a lawyer
Mar 11th 2015
371
                and pretty too.
Mar 11th 2015
378
                     sweet doctor
Mar 11th 2015
382
                          I'm that. Plus I'm clever.
Mar 11th 2015
387
                               I dont know, why but I believe you...
Mar 11th 2015
390
           RE: his testimony was trash..lol
Mar 11th 2015
380
                so why are people so mad?
Mar 11th 2015
383
                     Bc Nona ain't giving up the nappy dugout.
Mar 11th 2015
385
                     RE: so why are people so mad?
Mar 11th 2015
386
                          maybe they win.. maybe they wont
Mar 11th 2015
393
                               RE: maybe they win.. maybe they wont
Mar 11th 2015
398
                               this is how i know you are trolling.
Mar 11th 2015
401
                                    the sheet music for Stay With Me and Dont Back Down was posted twice in ...
Mar 12th 2015
415
                                    this is how I know you aren't actually reading
Mar 12th 2015
419
so now Robin Thicke & Pharrell have to sue Nickelodeon
Mar 11th 2015
348
Uh oh
Mar 11th 2015
376
      Im joking but yeah
Mar 11th 2015
388
           I almost wanna instigate and see if it happens
Mar 11th 2015
400
GREAT breakdown of why this decision is horseshit.
Mar 11th 2015
349
Yupp, I agree!
Mar 11th 2015
354
For those siding with verdict, how do you think sub-genres are created?
Mar 11th 2015
365
Ray Charles 'created' Soul music by secularizing Gospel songs.
Mar 11th 2015
375
they come up with new shit, son.
Mar 11th 2015
377
whatever you create, if you borrow and get called out on it
Mar 11th 2015
381
      i'm gonna invent some new notes to play!
Mar 11th 2015
384
      you are so smart I think you can do it
Mar 11th 2015
389
           based on your responses, i think you think i can.
Mar 11th 2015
391
                if you are from VA you can do anything
Mar 11th 2015
395
      Agreed
Mar 12th 2015
417
What will this verdict mean for works like "Hairspray" the musical
Mar 11th 2015
406
stop asking pertinent questions.
Mar 11th 2015
407
Thicke's track was obnoxiously biterific but shouldn't be illegal
Mar 11th 2015
409
Stevie Wonder sez: WRONG
Mar 12th 2015
412
el Debarge channeled and was motivated
Mar 12th 2015
413
after a bit of thought
Mar 12th 2015
416
stop trolling
Mar 12th 2015
418
lol
Mar 12th 2015
453
IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!! how dare u not be enraged and dismayed
Mar 12th 2015
423
it's not the same song. (c) Stevie Wonder.
Mar 12th 2015
427
Not according to a jury of your peers though.
Mar 12th 2015
434
So?
Mar 12th 2015
488
i don't hear it frankly either
Mar 12th 2015
452
What did she say about black or white ppl tho?
Mar 12th 2015
505
      k.
Mar 12th 2015
539
      yeah thats one of the most base themes in this post and
Mar 12th 2015
547
           damn. i'm so concerned w/your opinion of me and my posts
Mar 12th 2015
550
           LOL, I notice this a lot with very specific posters on here...
Mar 12th 2015
572
                I dunno about them but *i* do it bc I'm trying to fuck.
Mar 13th 2015
582
But they didn't use anything from the song.
Mar 12th 2015
429
      pharell admitted he based it
Mar 12th 2015
457
I've been sayin' for years that he bit Prince's "Crazy You" on
Mar 12th 2015
422
the world without music....Day 1
Mar 12th 2015
426
^ made it rain @ Swinging Richard's all night w/Gaye family cash.
Mar 12th 2015
428
I was afraid I wouldn't wake up this morning
Mar 12th 2015
445
im afraid to turn on my radio in the car bcz all ill hear is static!!!
Mar 12th 2015
450
Okay To Hate Thicke, but Verdict is Bad For Pop Music (Washington Post S...
Mar 12th 2015
431
common sense = people/articles that agree with me
Mar 12th 2015
440
RE: common sense = people/articles that agree with me
Mar 12th 2015
449
George Clinton worked with Outkast, so nah he won't sue them.
Mar 12th 2015
508
bottom line as well, some get caught and called and some don't
Mar 12th 2015
516
Ripped off or not, the real tragedy
Mar 12th 2015
432
RE: Ripped off or not, the real tragedy
Mar 12th 2015
433
I dunno bro, I'm talking about the incident at hand.
Mar 12th 2015
435
RE: I dunno bro, I'm talking about the incident at hand.
Mar 12th 2015
436
No, that does not make objective sense.
Mar 12th 2015
439
      RE: No, that does not make objective sense.
Mar 12th 2015
442
           Exactly, we can go on and on, but the law has spoken. Shrug.
Mar 12th 2015
455
                RE: Exactly, we can go on and on, but the law has spoken. Shrug.
Mar 12th 2015
459
                     Which particulars are you referring to?
Mar 12th 2015
462
                          RE: Which particulars are you referring to?
Mar 12th 2015
471
                               #509
Mar 12th 2015
511
In other words, you don't know what you're talking about.
Mar 12th 2015
438
      Every artist is not on the stand.
Mar 12th 2015
441
           if you don't agree with them, you just don't get it.
Mar 12th 2015
443
           that is correct.
Mar 12th 2015
448
           In other words, you don't know what you're talking about.
Mar 12th 2015
451
                More anecdotal evidence that has no place in the case.
Mar 12th 2015
454
                     RE: More anecdotal evidence that has no place in the case.
Mar 12th 2015
467
                          I already stated it was the wrong decision.
Mar 12th 2015
509
                               RE: I already stated it was the wrong decision.
Mar 12th 2015
534
                                    Sounds fair.
Mar 12th 2015
548
when ray charles started out he sound like Nat king cole and others
Mar 12th 2015
510
er thats always been the state of music
Mar 12th 2015
456
      No, it hasn't.
Mar 12th 2015
460
           yes actually it has
Mar 12th 2015
464
           No, it actually hasn't.
Mar 12th 2015
469
                the beatles and nirvana sound nothing alike.
Mar 12th 2015
473
                Before we continue
Mar 12th 2015
476
                     I saw her standing there | on a plain
Mar 12th 2015
489
                          You're reaching with that one.
Mar 12th 2015
492
                               blurred lines and gtgiu are not in the same key, either.
Mar 12th 2015
500
                                    Sure, but they sound alike.
Mar 12th 2015
504
                                         all songs sound like other songs.
Mar 12th 2015
518
                                              No they don't.
Mar 12th 2015
524
                                                   reply 458.
Mar 12th 2015
527
                                                        Cool, here is something of mine.
Mar 12th 2015
553
                once again yes it is
Mar 12th 2015
483
                     I don't think we are debating the same thing.
Mar 12th 2015
486
           lol
Mar 12th 2015
465
where do songs come from?
Mar 12th 2015
444
until we hear your music, we will never know..
Mar 12th 2015
447
this is the first song i ever recorded.
Mar 12th 2015
458
      when you get a few million downloads
Mar 12th 2015
461
           every song is written like that.
Mar 12th 2015
463
                they just don't get it, man
Mar 12th 2015
487
welp initiationofplato believes in those fairies
Mar 12th 2015
466
      you made the same argument in 416 though.
Mar 12th 2015
470
      yep
Mar 12th 2015
477
      You clearly have not studied music.
Mar 12th 2015
472
           geniuses do the opposite of that.
Mar 12th 2015
475
           Not in my opinion.
Mar 12th 2015
480
                in other words, you jack other ppl's shit.
Mar 12th 2015
491
                     No, you are choosing to play within the confines of what makes *Jazz*
Mar 12th 2015
495
           you have no idea what you are talking about
Mar 12th 2015
478
                I'm pretty sure I do. Thanks for your participation.
Mar 12th 2015
481
                     you keep typing and showing us you don't
Mar 12th 2015
484
                          whatever ;)
Mar 12th 2015
485
                               no, you really don't, 'Tek
Mar 12th 2015
490
                                    Listen bob.
Mar 12th 2015
493
                                         wikipedia quotes?
Mar 12th 2015
507
                                              Bob, we all have opinions.
Mar 12th 2015
522
                                                   fair enough
Mar 12th 2015
536
                                                        Sounds good & Sure do.
Mar 12th 2015
549
                                                             Here you go.
Mar 12th 2015
552
To those defending this nonsense....
Mar 12th 2015
446
Niggas want art but don't understand how art is made.
Mar 12th 2015
468
.....oooooorrrrrr, pharrell and thicke got caught up in their own
Mar 12th 2015
479
and these people mad as shit about it...lol
Mar 12th 2015
502
basically.
Mar 12th 2015
494
1. ppl really hate pharrel it seems. 2. early ska and reggae would be fu...
Mar 12th 2015
474
i like pharell, i like(d) that song
Mar 12th 2015
482
+1, I like the song and I'm a big Pharrell fan...
Mar 12th 2015
497
people are fucking clueless.
Mar 12th 2015
496
pretty much
Mar 12th 2015
514
RE: 1. ppl really hate pharrel it seems. 2. early ska and reggae would b...
Mar 12th 2015
498
      only thing I hate are those big ass hats
Mar 12th 2015
501
      i didn't like that new black shit
Mar 12th 2015
532
Why The “Blurred Lines” Verdict Probably Won’t Change (link)
Mar 12th 2015
499
oh cool....I can make a straw man, too.
Mar 12th 2015
512
      you've proven that already
Mar 12th 2015
513
           I started this post being serious, now I am trolling.
Mar 12th 2015
520
Were yall this mad when Sam Smith had to pay Tom Petty?
Mar 12th 2015
506
Were the similarities enough to where the chord structures are exactly t...
Mar 12th 2015
519
he doesn't understand your question.
Mar 12th 2015
521
RE: Were yall this mad when Sam Smith had to pay Tom Petty?
Mar 12th 2015
535
nope.
Mar 12th 2015
540
Nicholas Payton weighs in (shits diarrhea on Pharrell) (SWiPe)
Mar 12th 2015
515
He's essentially admitting that there are enough differences....
Mar 12th 2015
523
N.Payton has a very non-eurocentric view of Black music.
Mar 12th 2015
526
      it's bullshit, dude.
Mar 12th 2015
529
      reminds me of my white band mates who didn't like hot shit
Mar 12th 2015
531
           Haha, word.
Mar 12th 2015
544
That shit that makes your soul burn slow
Mar 12th 2015
528
lol.
Mar 12th 2015
530
another well informed musician whos opinion might actually carry
Mar 12th 2015
533
he's a great writer, but he frequently goes off on weird tangents.
Mar 12th 2015
537
lol, come on fam.
Mar 12th 2015
every song doesnt remind me of another song...as a matter of
Mar 12th 2015
560
      basically
Mar 13th 2015
583
Good points.
Mar 12th 2015
543
it's not the same song. (c) Stevie Wonder.
Mar 12th 2015
546
yup
Mar 12th 2015
551
He can go get run over by a Brinks Truck. "Fuck hip-hop" indeed
Mar 12th 2015
557
      LMAO, everyone is bias
Mar 12th 2015
559
      Like god damn all the issues getting unpacked
Mar 12th 2015
577
      Thank you. I didn't have time earlier to break down...
Mar 12th 2015
561
      You think he doesn't have a point about sampling though?
Mar 12th 2015
563
           We had those sample arguments decades ago of it being 'stealing' and 'la...
Mar 12th 2015
565
                So he does have a point... or did you avoid that on purpose?
Mar 12th 2015
570
                I can feel the spittle in my face with the way he used 'steal'
Mar 12th 2015
573
                ...because musicians don't steal?
Mar 12th 2015
576
                Ew puffy though
Mar 12th 2015
575
Justin Timberlake was smart
Mar 12th 2015
517
country music is doomed
Mar 12th 2015
525
This part right here:
Mar 12th 2015
538
i doubt Marvin would've filed the suit
Mar 12th 2015
541
      right.
Mar 12th 2015
542
      I'm inclined to agree.
Mar 12th 2015
545
still lol @ Oak Tree
Mar 12th 2015
554
Shake your leaves
Mar 12th 2015
558
      RE: Shake your leaves
Mar 12th 2015
574
Nicholas Payton on the verdict (SWiPe) --- Posted today 3/12/15
Mar 12th 2015
555
He writes like he's a member of the Black Israelite Jazz Club.
Mar 12th 2015
564
      or a sovereign citizen.
Mar 12th 2015
568
      RE: or a sovereign citizen.
Mar 12th 2015
578
      Black American Music club #BAM
Mar 12th 2015
571
I'm wondering when someone's gonna address post 446?
Mar 12th 2015
562
when they understand the implications of your question.
Mar 12th 2015
579
A+ post, would read again
Mar 12th 2015
567
Nicholas Payton's (current) take
Mar 13th 2015
580
Posted it in #555. Glad to see someone else fuckin with it tho.
Mar 13th 2015
584
Day 2 and music is still being played on the radio
Mar 13th 2015
581
Ronson &amp; Mars covering ass, Official remix with Trinidad James
Mar 14th 2015
585

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