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Robin Thicke "Blurred Lines" v. Marvin Gaye "Got To Give It Up" - My Interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - "Day 6"

From the CBC interview: "To help us understand what it would take to prove that Blurred Lines rips off Got To Give It Up in a court of law, we’re joined by musicologist and law professor Dr. E. Michael Harrington who has served as a consultant and expert witness in copyright cases involving everyone from the Dixie Chicks, Lady Gaga to Woody Guthrie. He joins us from Birmingham, Alabama."

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Joe Escalante Will Interview Me Today About Robin Thicke v. Marvin Gaye

From the letter I wrote in response to an attorney's letter to me:I agree with you that Marvin Gaye’s “groove” and “bounce” were “quite original.” But are there any music copyright infringement lawsuits in which “groove” and/or “bounce” (aside from sampling/sound recording copyright issues) were held to be copyrightable expression? Is there an agreed upon/standard definition of “groove” or “bounce” in any case law?Can you cite for me a successful music composition (not sound recording, but music composition) copyright infringement lawsuit in which plaintiffs have prevailed when there was NO copying of MELODY, harmony or rhythm? Objectively, there is NO protectable expression (melody, harmony, etc.) that has been copied by Thicke.

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