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The Blurred Lines Between Homage And Theft

An article I wrote for Junkee some years ago when the landmark copyright case of the Marvin Gaye estate vs Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke delivered its upsetting verdict. Posting it today in 2020, reflecting on its impact on music and how diluted the language of popular music has become, it's a little harder to bear than back then.




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