Knowing how to play a jury

Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke got to give it up to Marvin Gaye’s heirs. Well, not so much “got to” as “had to,” to the tune of $7.36 million, striking a loud dissonant chord with the music industry.Most music copyright cases settle before trial, but the dispute over whether Williams and Thicke’s No. 1 hit “Blurred Lines,” which earned more than $16 …

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