All musicians at some part in their life have sampled a song from
legends like (Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye etc.), or it could be
something simple as sampling a snippet of a Television show; either way every
song or track that has been created has some type of inspiration to it.
With that said, just recently R&B musician Robin Thicke was
strongly accused of plagiarizing the great late Marvin Gaye’s song “ Got to
Give it Up”, to create his song “Blurred Lines”. In his e defense, Robin Thicke
truly believed that the song he created with Pharrell and T.I. was an original,
until the relatives of Marvin Gaye decided to come forward and make it clear
that the very song that they
I took the time to listen carefully to both of the songs to see
if there were any similarities, and I must honestly say that these songs are
very close in tempo, and in the way the song was sung. The only difference
between the two songs is the fact the song is being sang in a completely
different key.
IP Law Concentration
Products of the
mind- invention, idea, artistic creative endeavors, movie, brand name trademark
for a business
-Bodies of Law
- Patent law, copyright law, trademark law, trade secret law
- Patent Law-2 types -Utility patents-cover inventions-machine, electronic device
- Design
patents-protects the ornamental non-functional appearance of the products.
Protect the functional aesthetic appearance of the product
PatentLaw- exclusive rights for a limited period of time...You are insulated from all
other companies trying steal the idea that you have created.
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