CBC Arts Online - Arts Digest - 15-03-11

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Pharrell Williams, Marvin Gaye lawsuit blurs lines of copyright infringement Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:06:34 EDT Pharrell Williams, Marvin Gaye lawsuit blurs lines of copyright infringement Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:06:34 EDT Marvin Gaye’s family may have succeeded in winning a musical plagiarism lawsuit against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, but industry experts are skeptical of the jury verdict and are worried it could blur the lines of musical copyright infringement. Read More Concerned citizens beg Kevin Bacon to dance away Alberta town's 'Footloose' ban Wed, 11 Mar 2015 18:57:54 EDT There's a campaign afoot to bring Kevin Bacon to Taber, Alberta, to put a stop to the town's widely-mocked new bylaw. Basically, they want to stage "Footlose" in real life. Read More Shooting at rapper Lil Wayne's house a hoax, say Miami Beach police Wed, 11 Mar 2015 14:26:16 EDT Police say no gunman or victims were found after an apparent hoax report Wednesday of 4 people shot at the Miami Beach home of rapper Lil Wayne. Read More Genie Bouchard, Bieber hook up for charity tournament Wed, 11 Mar 2015 13:31:16 EDT Two of Canada's biggest social media stars, tennis player Eugenie Bouchard and singer Justin Bieber, teamed up on Tuesday for a charity tennis match at the annual Desert Smash event in California, raising money for cancer research. Read More Johnny Depp needs surgery after injuring hand off set in Australia, reports Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:22:42 EDT Actor Johnny Depp, 51, is reportedly being flown back to the U.S. for surgery after injuring his hand on location in Austraila for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Read More More Headlines Shad named new host of CBC's Q Apple restores service to iTunes, App Store after outage Selfie stick bans go into effect at French, U.K. attractions Jeremy Clarkson, host of BBC's Top Gear, suspended after 'fracas' with producer SXSW Interactive 2015: Flying cars, robot petting zoo and more Robin Thicke, Pharrell ordered to pay nearly $7.4M over Blurred Lines song 2 really, ridiculously good-looking male models walk in Paris Fashion Week 'It all comes back to Hamilton': Juno inspired mural by Tom Wilson unveiled Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany 'humbled' by Regina naming street after her 'May you and Bill speak the truth': Cosby accuser's mom appeals to comedian's wife