What component was veritably the same in the Blurred Lines case? I've listened to both songs and the 'sameness' to my ears is akin to two rock tunes using similar power chords and drum beat.
Okay, so this is annoying but I could swear there was a component (backing vocals?) that was the exact riff that “I know you want it” was, but now I can’t find it.
Whether or not it exists, the Blurred Lines decision was dumb and dangerous, even if Marvin Gaye >>>> Robin Thicke.
(But yeah, QT was and is a jerk. Especially when you consider how he ripped off City on Fire.)