Marvin Gaye’s Family Wants Judge to Include T.I. in “Blurred Lines” Lawsuit

Not so fast Tip. The Marvin Gaye family wants a judge to include Tip in the lawsuit that awarded the family over $7 million.

Earlier this month, a judge awarded to the family of the late, legendary Marvin Gaye over $7 million because it was determined that Robin Thicke, Pharrell and T.I.’s “Blurred Lines” was not sufficiently dissimilar from Gaye’s “Got To Give It Up.” The decision also let T.I., who is credited only with writing his verse on the track, off the hook.

Well the Gaye family wants all parties to share in the lawsuit. The Hollywood Reporter reports that they have filed a motion that seeks to amend that judge’s decision to include not only T.I. in the list of people financially culpable for “Blurred Lines,” but also Universal, Interscope and Star Trak, the labels who jointly released the song. Richard Busch, lawyer for the Gaye family, said of the effort that there is no separating those “by virtue of their participation in the creation, manufacture and distribution” of “Blurred Lines” were complicit in plagiarizing “Got To Give It Up.”

If this motion is successful, it would definitely result in more money being paid in damages. But it might also bolster the argument for a judge to issue an injunction that would stop the sale of “Blurred Lines.”

My two-cents: IDK… this seems excessive.