T.I., from left, Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams perform in Beverly Hills in January. Thicke and Williams are engaged with members of Marvin Gaye’s family in a dispute over whether their 2013 hit “Blurred Lines” infringed on Gaye’s 1977 hit “Got to Give It Up.”– BY RANDY LEWIS— Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams have lost the first round in their battle with Marvin Gaye’s family in an ongoing debate over whether their 2013 megahit “Blurred Lines” infringed on Gaye’s 1977 song “Got to Give It Up.” U.S. District Court Judge John Kronstadt denied Thicke and William’s motion for a court ruling stating that “Blurred Lines” had not borrowed substantially from Gaye’s song, instead writing that Gaye’s family members “have made a sufficient showing that elements of ‘Blurred Lines’ may be substantially similar to … Read entire article »