KOL179 | Did “Blurred Lines” Steal from “Got to Give It Up”? Stephan Kinsella and Jeffrey Tucker

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 179. Jeff Tucker and I discuss the recent copyright lawsuit over the "Blurred Lines" song by Robin Thicke and Pharrel. Background and related: From this post: "In the case of copyright, for example, J.D. Salinger, author of Catcher in the Rye, convinced U.S. courts to ban the publication of a novel called 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye.” And in Canada, when a grocery store in Canada mistakenly sold 14 copies of a new Harry Potter book a few days before its official release, a judge  “ordered customers not to talk about the book, copy it, sell it or even read it before it is officially released at 12:01 a.m. July 16″ (on both cases, see Atlas Hefts: The Sequel!)." See also: The Patent, Copyright, Trademark, and Trade Secret Horror Files ‘Blurred Lines’ Jury Orders Pharrell, Robin Thicke to Pay $7.3 Million to Marvin Gaye Family 'Blurred Lines' verdict a blow to creative expression Did Robin Thicke steal ‘Blurred Lines’ from Marvin Gaye? GREAT, NOW “BLURRED LINES” HAS RUINED THE ENTIRE MUSIC INDUSTRY A Better Silence - John Cage and copyright Silent music dispute resolved Bob Dylan Makes the Case Against Today's Copyright Climate Six songs, same tune? Mashup shows country's similarities Tom Petty on Sam Smith Settlement: 'No Hard Feelings. These Things Happen'