Marvin Gaye's family lawsuit claiming that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams' hit song "Blurred Lines" has infringed on Gaye's 1977 song "Got to Give It Up" can proceed, according to the LA Times.
U.S. District Court Judge John Kronstadt reportedly wrote that Gaye's family members "have made a sufficient showing that elements of 'Blurred Lines' may be substantially similar to protected, original elements of "Got to Give It Up."
The judge reportedly determined that there is a genuine dispute about whether several musical elements, including signature phrases, hooks, bass lines, keyboard chords and vocal melodies are similar, according to the NY Daily News. A trial is reportedly scheduled for February 10 in Los Angeles.
Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams reportedly filed a lawsuit in September.
"There are no similarities between plaintiffs' composition and those the claimants allege they own, other than commonplace musical elements. Plaintiffs created a hit and did it without copying anyone else's composition," representatives for the two artists reportedly stated in the suit.
The lawsuit reportedly prompted a countersuit from Gaye's family.
The Gaye family also reportedly claimed that Marvin Gaye's "After The Dance" was improperly used for the singer's number one hit "Love After War." Krondstadt reportedly ruled that a trial would be needed to decide that as a separate issue.
A representative for Gaye's children, Nona, Frankie and Marvin Gaye III, reportedly did not have an immediate comment on the ruling.